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Swingin' in the Saddle

(Word and music by Greg Ryder)
Click the song title for the lyrics.
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Swingin’ in the saddle
Singin’ a cowboy song
Horse knows what to do
We been together for so long
Mike lets out a yodel
Old griz knows we’re around
Good to be out West
Yodelin’ along
Life is like a yodel
She’s got her ups and got ‘er downs
City makes me crazy
I’m on the outward bound
Where I can see the stars
The big bang made for me to see
While the universe expands
I’ve been set free
--- yodel ---
Cookie’s bakin’ biscuits
Red-eye gravy in the pan
Bacon beans steak and coffee
A feast for any man
Cobbler for a sweet dream
A dream’s what I’m in
Mike recites “A Cowboys Life”
We all got the grins
Peaches in the whisky
Rick expounds upon the day
Starin’ in a camp fire
Man, it’s hard to look away
A hush surrounds the boys
Just a listenin’ to the night
Better than anything I know
That anything I know has the right
Everybody’s dozin’
Another day’s soon a hand
A ropin’ and a ridin’
Hey there’s another one to brand
The west is where I’m livin’
Rocky mountains what I need
I’m getting’ sort of tired boys
Someone please take the lead
--- yodel ---
Sleep beneath the sky
All lit and set a shine
Never been this sleepy
Never felt so gol-durn fine
Dream of Julie Ellen
Sleepin’ by my side
Life’s a pretty rainbow
I’m so satisfied
Well I sure can’t retire boys
Why would I leave this life
Till I cannot ride or rope
Or cook or just survive
Lean beneath a tree
The sun and moon will set and rise
I’ll die there with my boots and hat
And old horse a grazin’ by my side
--- yodel ---
Swingin’ in the saddle
Hummin’ a western tune
Old river is a runnin’
Mountain flowers are a bloom
Aspen seem to sway
In rhythm with my song
There’s another little doggie
Move along little doggie, move along
--- yodel ---