From the recording The Misogynistics
If guys only wanted one thing, then they wouldn't have gone on sailing ships, military campaigns, or cattle drives. The Chisholm trail journey of the 1800’s from Texas to Kansas could last up to two months. That’s a long time without female companionship.
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When you’re riding on the trail
Herding cattle by the tail
When you don’t know where they’ve been
When they scatter like the wind
Got to persevere with a long horn steer
Keep the Chisholm flowing
When you try to cross a creek
And your partner starts to shriek
You got wet leather chaps
Hot holster straps
Got to persevere with a long horn steer
Keep the Chisholm flowing
And when Mother Nature storms
And it’s raining down thorns
Or a gust full of dust
Bandana blind bust
Got to persevere with a long horn steer
Keep the Chisholm flowing
When the wrangler hits the ground
When they rustle doggie down
There’s a rattler on your thigh
Shoot it up high
Got to persevere with a long horn steer
Keep the Chisholm flowing
Beautiful Texana queen
Got to push to Abilene
When you miss your heart’s desire
And you’re wailing by the fire
Chickpeas in a tub
Chuckwagon grub
Got to persevere with a long horn steer
Keep the Chisholm flowing