"I Ride An Old Paint" lyrics - JOHNNY CASH
I ride an old paint, I lead an old dan
I'm goin' to Montana to throw the hoolihan
They feed in the coulees, they water in the draw
Their tails are all matted, their backs are all raw
Ride around little dogies, ride around them slow
For the fiery and snuffy are rarin' to go
Old Bill Jones had a daughter and a son
One went to college, the other went wrong
His wife, she got killed in a poolroom fight
But still he's a-singin' from mornin' till night
Ride around little dogies, ride around them slow
For the fiery and snuffy are rarin' to go
When I die, take my saddle from the wall
Place it on my old pony, lead him out of his stall
Tie my bones to my saddle and turn our faces to the West
And we'll ride the prairie we love the best
Ride around little dogies, ride around them slow
For the fiery and snuffy are rarin' to go
I ride an old paint, I lead an old dan
I'm goin' to Montana to throw the hoolihan
They feed in the coulees, they water in the draw
Their tails are all matted, and their backs are all raw
Ride around little dogies, ride around them slow
For the fiery and snuffy are rarin' to go
Sings The Ballads Of The True West (1965)
- Hiawatha's Vision
- The Road To Kaintuck
- The Shifting Whispering Sands, Part I
- The Ballad Of Boot Hill
- I Ride An Old Paint
- Hardin Wouldn't Run
- Mr. Garfield
- Streets Of Laredo
- Johnny Reb
- A Letter From Home
- Bury Me Not On The Lone Prairie
- Mean As Hell
- Sam Hall
- 25 Minutes To Go
- The Blizzard
- Sweet Betsy From Pike
- Green Grow The Lilacs
- Stampede
- The Shifting Whispering Sands, Part II
- Reflections
- Rodeo Hand