Horses And Cattle - Chris Ledoux

My home’s in Montana, I wear a bandana

My spurs are silver, my horse is a bay

And I’ve been a-roamin' all over Wyomin'

There’s plenty of work, but there ain’t too much pay

Me and a few boys we signed on at Dubois

To feed through the winter and camp out awhile

Come a hard hittin' norther from the Montana border

We tallied the frozen ones mile after mile

Well they give you your three squares and a bunk to sleep there

And just enough wages to keep you around

But with no place to spend it and nowhere to send it

You can stay out of debt if you stay out of town

It’s horses and cattle and a double rig saddle

With a stout line, a catch twine, and a good ropin' arm

Wherever there’s ranches, I’ve been takin' my chances

From sunrise to sunset since the day I was born

We struck out for Laramie early one Saturday

Spring was a breakin' the grass turnin' green

Well, I took a hand in some fast movin' brandin'

When they offered top wages at the Bar Seventeen

We followed a rodeo clear up to Codeo

Tryin' to ride me a bronco or two

Well, I busted some hosses for two or three bosses

And lost all the wages that ever I drew

Well it’s hell and high water for the Idaho border

Where I’ve got a gal if that letter don’t lie

If she gives me a reason to stay through the season

I’ll take her to Elko when the snow starts to fly

It’s horses and cattle and a double rig saddle

With a stout line, a catch twine, and a good ropin' arm

Wherever there’s ranches, I’ve been takin' my chances

From sunrise to sunset since the day I was born