Re: Survival langauge


"Purl Gurl" <purlgurl@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> I Ride an Old Paint
> arranged and adapted by Arlo Guthrie
>
> I ride an old paint, I lead an old dan
> I'm goin' to Montana to throw the hoolihan
> They feed in the coulees, they water in the draw
> Their tails are all matted, their backs are all raw
>
> CHORUS:
> Ride around little dogies, ride around them slow
> For the fiery and snuffy are rarin' to go
>
> Old Bill Jones had a daughter and a son
> One went to college, the other went wrong
> His wife, she got killed in a poolroom fight
> But still he's a-singin' from mornin' till night
>
> CHORUS
>
> When I die, take my saddle from the wall
> Place it on my old pony, lead him out of his stall
> Tie my bones to my saddle and turn our faces to the West
> And we'll ride the prairie we love the best
>
> CHORUS
>
> I ride an old paint, I lead an old dan
> I'm goin' to Montana to throw the hoolihan
> They feed in the coulees, they water in the draw
> Their tails are all matted, and their backs are all raw
>
> CHORUS

Thank you for posting this. I don't 'remember' the Arlo Guthrie at all, but
a version by Loudon Wainwright III, from.....

um, 1968? What is 'an old dan?' -is 'dan for 'dame' or is it like paint,
the horse-deco? Phil


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