The Chisholm Trail Lyrics

THE CHISHOLM TRAIL

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1. Come along, boys, and listen to my tale,
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Tell you of my troubles on the old Chisholm

Trail.
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Come a ti yi yippy, come a tea yi yay, ti yi
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Yippy yi yay.

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2. On a ten-dollar horse and a forty-dollar
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Saddle, I’m a going to punch in Texas cattle.
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Come a ti yi yippy, come a tea yi yay, ti yi
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Yippy yi yay.


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3. I'm up in the morning before daylight,
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Before I sleep the moon shines bright.
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Come a ti yi yippy, come a tea yi yay, ti yi
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Yippy yi yay.

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4. Oh, it's bacon and beans most every day,
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We'll soon be eating this prairie hay.
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Come a ti yi yippy, come a tea yi yay, ti yi
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Yippy yi yay.

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5. With my seat in the saddle and my hand on
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The horn, I'm the best cowpuncher that ever

Was born.
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Come a ti yi yippy, come a tea yi yay, ti yi
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Yippy yi yay.

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6. No chaps, no slicker, and it's pourin' down
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Rain; I swear I'll never night-herd again.
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Come a ti yi yippy, come a tea yi yay, ti yi
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Yippy yi yay.

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7. A stray in the herd and the boss said,
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"Kill it!" So I shot it in the rump with the
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Handle of a skillet.
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Come a ti yi yippy, come a tea yi yay, ti yi
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Yippy yi yay.

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8. I went to the boss to draw my roll,
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And he had me figured out, nine dollars in the

Hole.
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Come a ti yi yippy, come a tea yi yay, ti yi
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Yippy yi yay.

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9. Me and my boss we had a little spat,
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So I hit him in the face with my ten-gallon

Hat.
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Come a ti yi yippy, come a tea yi yay, ti yi
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Yippy yi yay.

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10. I'm going to sell my horse, going to sell
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My saddle, 'cause I'm tired of punching these
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Longhorn cattle.
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Come a ti yi yippy, come a tea yi yay, ti yi
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Yippy yi yay.

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11. With my knees in the saddle and seat in
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The sky, I'll quit punchin' cows in the sweet

By-and-by.
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Come a ti yi yippy, come a tea yi yay, ti yi
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Yippy yi yay.