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Cowboys and pioneers
spent a lot of slow moving time on the range and on the many trails
westward. To pass the time, numerous songs and ballads were made up and
sung along the way. For the vast majority of these historic lyrics, the
author is unknown and many versions often existed.
What keeps the herd from running,
Stampeding far and wide?
The cowboy's long, low whistle,
And singing by their side.
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Cowboy Singing, painting by Thomas Eakins, 1892 |
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 Vintage
Photographs of the Old West - From our personal
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American
West. From notorious
outlaws,
to
Indian Chiefs,
buffalo
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