Gotta Pull Up Stakes(And Move On West)-Sheb Wooley

[ti:Gotta Pull Up Stakes (And Move On West)] [ar:Sheb Wooley] [al:Cowboy Essentials] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Gotta Pull Up Stakes(And Move On West) - Sheb Wooley [00:03.57]A restless breed the early pioneer [00:05.94] [00:06.65]And when the settlements got too near [00:08.61]He'd just pull up stakes and move on West [00:11.37] [00:16.49]When I first come to old Kaintuck [00:18.63]There was plenty of room to breathe [00:20.77]I could shoot out the window and bag a buck [00:23.31]The bear and the beaver were all around [00:25.54]Now they're cuttin' the timber [00:26.91]And plowin' the ground [00:28.17]They're closin' in around my nest [00:30.49]Gotta pull up stakes and move on West [00:32.65] [00:38.85]I used to go for months on end [00:40.94]With never a soul in sight [00:43.24]But now the folks are pourin' in [00:45.61]Why I found out just the other day [00:47.82]I got a gol-darned neighbor 'bout a mile away [00:50.33]They're closin' in around my nest [00:52.83]Gotta pull up stakes and move on West [00:55.65] [00:56.62]Goodbye home where once the livin' was the best [01:01.47]It's plain to see they're crowdin' me [01:03.95]I gotta pull up stakes and move on West [01:06.53] [01:12.51]Out West they say the land is new [01:14.81]As far as the eye can see [01:16.73]There's plenty of game and timber too [01:19.49]It's Injun country but I don't care [01:21.71]For elbow room I'll risk my hair [01:24.30]They're closin' in around my nest [01:26.42]Gotta pull up stakes and move on West [01:28.81] [01:30.12]Goodbye home where once the livin' was the best [01:35.05]It's plain to see they're crowdin' me [01:37.61]I gotta pull up stakes and move on West