So—o, now. It must be this away—

The lonesome owl a-callin',

The mournful coyote squallin'.

Hee—ya, tammalalleday!

Mockin-birds don't sing until the mornin'.

Always seein' 'wayoff dreams of silver-blue,

Always feelin' thorns that slab and sting.

Yet stampedin' never made a dream come true,

So I ride around myself and sing.

So—o, now, a man has got to stay,