Western Plan (When I Was a Cowboy)-Lead Belly

When I was a cowboy Out on the western plains When I was a cowboy Out on the western plains I made a half a million Pullin' on the bridle reins Come a cow ki yicky Come a cow ki yicky yicky yeah When I left my girl's house She was rockin' in her rockin' chair When I left my girl's house She was rockin' in her rockin' chair Poor western cowboy Please don't you leave me here Come a cow ki yicky Come a cow ki yicky yicky yeah Oh the hardest battle Was it ever on the western plains Oh the hardest battle Was ever on the western plains When me and a bunch of cowboys Run into Jesse James Come a cow ki yicky Come a cow ki yicky yicky yeah When me and a bunch of cowboys Run into Jesse James When me and a bunch of cowboys Run into Jesse James Oh the bullets was a fallin' Just like a shower rain Come a cow ki yicky Come a cow ki yicky yicky yeah Oh de hardest battle Was it ever on Bunker's Hill Whoa de hardest battle Was a ever on Bunker's Hill When me an a bunch of cowboys Run into Buffalo Bill Come a cow ki yicky Come a cow ki yicky yicky yeah Come a cow ki yicky Come a cow ki yicky yicky yeah The boys had it all in for a man On the outskirts a town And all around that man's house Them hosses was a walkin' And them 45's was a talkin' And they had made the hosses drunk And they were already drunk And there 45's going drunk To the sound of very good To that man's house If you were a house catch de fire And they ain't no water 'round If yo' house catch de fire And they ain't no water 'round Throw yo' jelly out de window Let de doggone shack burn down Come a cow ki yicky Come a cow ki yicky yicky yeah Come a cow ki yicky Come a cow ki yicky yicky yeah