Tim O'Brien - Buffalo skinners

Well come ^Dmon you old time cow^Bbboys and l^Cisten to my ^Dmsong ^DmPlease do not grow weary I'll ^Cnot detain you l^Dmong ^DmConserning some wild cowboys who dare a^Cgree to ^G/Bgo ^DmSpend the summer pleas^Bbant on the t^Crail of the buffa^Dmlo

Well I f^Dmound myself in Griff^Bben in the s^Cpring of 8^Dm3' When a ^Dmwell known famous drover he came w^Calkin' up to ^Dmme He said, "^DmHow'd ya do young fella how'd you ^Clike to ^G/Bgo ^DmSpend the summer pleas^Bbant on the r^Cange of the buffa^Dmlo"

Well ^Dmme being outta ^Bbwork right then to the d^Crover I did ^Dmsay ^DmGoin' out on your buffalo road dep^Cends upon your ^Dmpay And ^Dmif ya pay good wages transpertation ^Cto and ^G/Bfro ^DmI think I might go with ^Bbyou on the h^Cunt of the buffa^Dmlo

Well of ^Dmcourse I pay good wag^Bbes and tr^Canspertation t^Dmoo ^DmIf you agree to work with me unt^Cil the season's t^Dmhru But ^Dmif you do get home sick and ya try to r^Cun aw^G/Bay Your gonna s^Dmtarve to death out on that t^Bbrail and a^Clso loose your p^Dmay

Well with ^Dmall that flatterin' talk^Bbin' he si^Cgned up quite a t^Dmrain Some ^Dmten or twelve in number all a^Cble bodied ^Dmmen And our ^Dmtip it was a pleasant one as we hit that ^Cwestward ^G/Broad ^DmUntil we crossed old Boggy C^Bbreek and o^Cld New Mexi^Dmco

That's w^Dmhen our pleasure end^Bbed and the t^Croubles all be^Dmgun It was a ^Dmlightening storm that hit us and made a^Cll our horses ^Dmrun We got ^Dmall full of stickers from the cactus t^Chat did g^G/Brow And the ^Dmoutlaws watched to pick us o^Bbff from the ^Chills of Mexi^Dmco

Well our ^Dmworkin season had end^Bbed but the d^Crover would not ^Dmpay He said you d^Dmrunk up all your wages boys your a^Cll in debt to ^Dmme Us ^Dmcowboys never had heard of such a thing as that new^C bankrupt ^G/Blaw So we l^Dmeft that drovers bones to ^Bbbleach on the t^Crail of the buffa^Dmlo