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Little Joe The Wrangler

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Capo 3
[Verse]
DLittle Joe, The Wrangler, will Gwrangle nevermore
His Ddays with the roundup, they are A7o'er
Was a Dyear ago last April, when he Grode into our camp
Just a Dlittle Texas A7stray and nothin' Dmore.
Was late in the ev'nin', when he Grode into our camp
On a Dlittle Texas pony, he called A7Chaw
With his Dbrogan shoes and overalls, a Gtougher lookin' kid
You Dnever in your A7life before, had Dsaw.
[Verse]
His Gsaddle was a Texas 'kack' built Dmany years ago
An O.K. spur on one foot, lightly A7swung
With his Dpack rolled in a cotton sack, so Gloosely tied behind
And a Dcanteen from his A7saddle horn, was Dslung.
He said he had to leave his home, his (G) pa had married twice
His Dnew ma whipped him every day or A7two
So he Dsaddled up old Chaw one night and G"lit a shuck" this way
He Dsaid he'd try to A7paddle his own can- Doe.
He'd Gsaid if we would give him work, he'd Ddo the best he could
Tho' he didn't know straight up, about a A7cow
So the DBoss, he cut him out a mount and Gkindly put him on
He Dsorta liked this A7little kid, some- Dhow.
[Verse]
He learned to wrangle horses and Glearned to know them all
And Dget them in at daybreak, if he A7could
And to Dtrail the old chuck wagon and Galways hitch the team
And Dhelp the "cookie" A7ev'nin's - rustle Dwood.
We had Ghardly reached the Pecos, the Dweather it was fine
We were camped down on the south side, in a A7draw
When a D'Norther' commenced blowin' and we Gdoubled up our guard
It took Dev'ryone of A7us, to hold them Din.
[Verse]
Little Joe, The Wrangler, was Gcalled out with the rest
Scarcely Dhad the little fellow reached the A7herd
When the Dcattle, they stampeded, like a Ghail storm on, they fled
And Dev'ryone was A7ridin' for the Dlead.
A- Gmid the streaks of lightnin', there was Done horse up ahead
He was tryin' to catch the leader in their A7speed
It was DLittle Joe, The Wrangler, with a Gslicker o'er his head
He was Dridin' old Blue A7Rocket in the Dlead.
[Verse]
At last, we got them millin' and Gkinda quieted down
And the Dextra guards, back to the wagon, A7went
But Dthere was one a-missin', you could Gsee it, at a glance
Was our Dlittle Texas A7stray, poor wrangler DJoe.
Next Gmornin', just at daybreak, we Dfound where Rocket fell
Down in a washout, twenty feet be- A7low
Be- Dneath his horse, his life was gone, his Gspur had rung its knell
Was our Dlittle Texas A7stray, poor wrangler DJoe.

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The story behind the song

Marty Robbins was a prominent American country and western singer and songwriter, known for his long and successful career that often embraced Western balladry. This song, appearing on his "More Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs, Volume II" album, fits right into that distinctive style. It evokes the spirit of the old West, telling a tale that feels like it could have come straight from a campfire story under a wide-open sky. Playing it is like stepping into a classic Western narrative.

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Little Joe The Wrangler

by Marty Robbins

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 3

[Verse]

D G

Little Joe, The Wrangler, will wrangle nevermore

D A7

His days with the roundup, they are o'er

D G

Was a year ago last April, when he rode into our camp

D A7 D

Just a little Texas stray and nothin' more.

Was late in the ev'nin', when he rode into our camp

D A7

On a little Texas pony, he called Chaw

D G

With his brogan shoes and overalls, a tougher lookin' kid

D A7 D

You never in your life before, had saw.

[Verse]

G D

His saddle was a Texas 'kack' built many years ago

An O.K. spur on one foot, lightly swung

D G

With his pack rolled in a cotton sack, so loosely tied behind

D A7 D

And a canteen from his saddle horn, was slung.

He said he had to leave his home, his (G) pa had married twice

D A7

His new ma whipped him every day or two

D G

So he saddled up old Chaw one night and "lit a shuck" this way

D A7 D

He said he'd try to paddle his own can- oe.

G D

He'd said if we would give him work, he'd do the best he could

Tho' he didn't know straight up, about a cow

D G

So the Boss, he cut him out a mount and kindly put him on

D A7 D

He sorta liked this little kid, some- how.

[Verse]

He learned to wrangle horses and learned to know them all

D A7

And get them in at daybreak, if he could

D G

And to trail the old chuck wagon and always hitch the team

D A7 D

And help the "cookie" ev'nin's - rustle wood.

G D

We had hardly reached the Pecos, the weather it was fine

We were camped down on the south side, in a draw

D G

When a 'Norther' commenced blowin' and we doubled up our guard

D A7 D

It took ev'ryone of us, to hold them in.

[Verse]

Little Joe, The Wrangler, was called out with the rest

D A7

Scarcely had the little fellow reached the herd

D G

When the cattle, they stampeded, like a hail storm on, they fled

D A7 D

And ev'ryone was ridin' for the lead.

G D

A- mid the streaks of lightnin', there was one horse up ahead

He was tryin' to catch the leader in their speed

D G

It was Little Joe, The Wrangler, with a slicker o'er his head

D A7 D

He was ridin' old Blue Rocket in the lead.

[Verse]

At last, we got them millin' and kinda quieted down

D A7

And the extra guards, back to the wagon, went

D G

But there was one a-missin', you could see it, at a glance

D A7 D

Was our little Texas stray, poor wrangler Joe.

G D

Next mornin', just at daybreak, we found where Rocket fell

Down in a washout, twenty feet be- low

D G

Be- neath his horse, his life was gone, his spur had rung its knell

D A7 D

Was our little Texas stray, poor wrangler Joe.

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