Chris Ledoux - Horses and cattle

^CMy home?s in Montana, I ^Fwear a bandana, My ^Cspurs are silver, my horse is a ^Gbay. And ^CI?ve been a-roamin? all ^Fover Wyomin?, There?s ^Cplenty of work, but there ^Gain?t too much ^Cpay.

^FMe and a few boys we ^Csigned on at Dubois, To ^Cfeed through the winter and camp out a ^Gwhile. Come a ^Chard hittin? norther from the ^FMontana border, We ^Ctallied the frozen ones ^Gmile after ^Cmile.

^CWell they give you your three squares and a ^Fbunk to sleep there, And ^Cjust enough wages to keep you a ^Ground. But with ^Cno place to spend it and ^Fnowhere to send it, You can ^Cstay out of debt if you ^Gstay out of ^Ctown.

It?s ^Fhorses and cattle and a ^Cdouble rig saddle, With a ^Cstout line, a catch twine, and a good ropin? ^Garm. Wher ^Cever there?s ranches, I?ve been ^Ftakin? my chances,

^CWe struck out for Laramie ^Fearly one Saturday, ^CSpring was a breakin? the grass turnin? ^Ggreen. Well, ^CI took a hand in some ^Ffast movin? brandin?, When they ^Coffered top wages at the ^GBar Seven ^Cteen.

We ^Ffollowed a rodeo ^Cclear up to Codeo, ^CTryin? to ride me a bronco or ^Gtwo. Well, I ^Cbusted some hosses for ^Ftwo or three bosses, And ^Clost all the wages that ^Gever I ^Cdrew.

^CWell it?s hell and high water for the ^FIdaho border, Where ^CI?ve got a gal if that letter don?t ^Glie. If she ^Cgives me a reason to ^Fstay through the season, I?ll ^Ctake her to Elko when the ^Fsnow starts to ^Cfly.