Randy Travis - The Old Chisholm Trail Lyrics






Oh come along, boys, and listen to my tale,
I'll tell you all my troubles on the ol' Chisholm trail.
Come a-ti yi youpy youpy yea youpy yea
Come a-ti yi youpy youpy yea
On a ten dollar horse and a forty dollar saddle,
I was ridin', and a punchin' Texas cattle.
We left ol' Texas October twenty-third
Drivin' up the trail with the U-2 herd.
I'm up in the morning before daylight,
And before I sleep the moon shine bright.
It's bacon and beans most every day,
I'd just as soon be eating prairie hay.
I woke up one morning on the Chisholm trail,
With a rope in my hand and a cow by the tail,
Last night on guard, and the leader broke the ranks,
I hit my horse down the shoulders and spurred him in the flanks.
Oh, it's cloudy in the west, and a lookin' like rain,
And my darned old slicker's in the wagon again.
Oh the wind commenced to blow and the rain began to fall,
And it looked by grab that we was gonna lose 'em all.
I jumped in the saddle an' I grabbed a-hold the horn,
The best damned cowpuncher ever was born.
I was on my best horse, and a going on the run,
The quickest shootin' cowboy that ever pulled a gun.
No chaps, no slicker, and it's pouring down rain,
And I swear, by God, I'll never night herd again.
I herded and I hollered, and I done pretty well,
Till the boss said, "Boys, just let 'em go to Hell."
I'm going to the ranch to draw my money,
Goin' into town to see my honey.
I went to the boss to get my roll,
He figured me out nine dollars in the hole.
So I'll sell my outfit as fast as I can,
And I won't punch cows for no damn man.
So I sold old baldy and I hung up my saddle,
And I bid farewell to the longhorn cattle.





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  1. J.... B....

    No bacon and beans verse! Not good.

  2. g.... k....

    Working down under,sing this all day ,(so Ihit him in the face with my ten gallon)lye Har, tx so much from country Australia

  3. R.... G....

    Came from Hayt

  4. F.... Z....

    Randy hit the spot on this one.

  5. e.... m....

    my grandad loved Randy... he was a smart man!

  6. E.... G....

    This was a fun song in my college days.

  7. B.... A....

    84. Which of the following traditional folk songs promotes the heritage of Texas?

    B.... A....

    Social Studies...I`m in the same :)

  8. P.... ....

    My dad would start singing this song out of the blue all the time. Think it made him feel good. He was a good ol' boy.

  9. R.... W....

    The Old Chisholm Trail

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    Well, come along boys and listen to my tale
    I'll tell you all my troubles on the ol' Chisholm Trail
    Come a-ti yi youpy, youpy yea, youpy yea
    Come a-ti yi youpy, youpy yea.

    I started up the trail October twenty-third
    Started up the trail with the U-2 herd
    Come a-ti yi youpy, youpy yea, youpy yea
    Come a-ti yi youpy, youpy yea.

    On a ten dollar horse and a forty dollar saddle
    Started out punchin' them long horn cattle
    Come a-ti yi youpy, youpy yea, youpy yea
    Come a-ti yi youpy, youpy yea.

    With my seat in the saddle and my hand on the horn
    I'm the best dang cowboy that was ever born
    Come a-ti yi youpy, youpy yea, youpy yea
    Come a-ti yi youpy, youpy yea.

    It's cloudy in the west and lookin' like rain
    And my danged old slicker's in the wagon again
    Come a-ti yi youpy, youpy yea, youpy yea
    Come a-ti yi youpy, youpy yea.

    The wind began to blow and the rain began to fall
    And it looked like we were gonna lose 'em all
    Come a-ti yi youpy, youpy yea, youpy yea
    Come a-ti yi youpy, youpy yea.

    No chaps, no slickers and it's pouring rain
    I swear I'll never night herd again
    Come a-ti yi youpy, youpy yea, youpy yea
    Come a-ti yi youpy, youpy yea.

    I cripple on my horse and I don't know how
    Roping these long horn U-2 cows
    Come a-ti yi youpy, youpy yea, youpy yea
    Come a-ti yi youpy, youpy yea.

    Well, I went to the boss to draw my roll
    And the boss had me fugured nine dollars in the hole
    Come a-ti yi youpy, youpy yea, youpy yea
    Come a-ti yi youpy, youpy yea.

    Well, me and the boss we had a little spat
    So I hit him in the face with my ten gallon hat
    Come a-ti yi youpy, youpy yea, youpy yea
    Come a-ti yi youpy, youpy yea.

    The boss said to me, ''Well, I'll fire you
    Not only you but the whole darn crew.''
    Come a-ti yi youpy, youpy yea, youpy yea
    Come a-ti yi youpy, youpy yea.

    I'll sell my horse, I'll sell my saddle
    And you can drive all your long horn cattle
    Come a-ti yi youpy, youpy yea, youpy yea
    Come a-ti yi youpy, youpy yea.

    Come a-ti yi youpy, youpy yea, youpy yea
    Come a-ti yi youpy, youpy yea

  10. W.... P....

    teacher made us listen to this,talking about texas and i do like it !!!!!🤓😀

  11. T.... ....

    who origianlly sang this song

    T.... ....

    Cowboys on the trail:

    "Texas Confederate soldiers returning home from the Civil War found that in their absence the herds of longhorn cattle they were raising before the war had doubled in size and were now roaming the southern tip of the state unbranded. They were so plentiful that they had little value in Texas, but the industrial cities of the North were booming with immigrant labor and hungry mouths to feed. So began the era of the American cowboy and the great cattle drives, in which cattle were rounded up and herded north into Kansas, Missouri, and Wyoming. There they met the new railroad lines that could carry the meat to the East Coast.

    The first trail that was widely used for these long drives was called the Chisholm Trail. By the time the trail fell into disuse in 1882, hundreds of cowboys had driven tens of thousands of cattle up the trail, inventing and singing countless verses to Old Chisholm Trail."

  12. K.... 1....

    Yippie-ti-yi-yo!

  13. 2.... ....

    Pinche musica culera la vdd

  14. Y.... L....

    I used this song for a show

    Y.... L....

    Yoselinn' Lara Which show was it?

  15. k.... w....

    ah, what Randy does for a song.

  16. g.... v....

    Ese si es yodel rancheron no mamadas <3
    #HailLH

  17. m.... p....

    So catchy i listened to it 5 times

  18. K.... ....

    jaja musica gringa es muy catchy viva el ser mitad y mitad

  19. M.... L....

    I did. Just right.

  20. J.... F....

    A true Cowboy song!

    J.... F....

    Jerel Fritts it is

  21. j.... s....

    Good ole' fashion foot stompin song!

  22. F.... W....

    A dollar a day and all the beans you can scarf.

  23. j.... g....

    very nicely done.

    j.... g....

    Couldn't be better.

  24. L.... L....

    I love this song!!

  25. L.... C....

    he's great despite a few indiscretions