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[Intro]
A  A  A
[Verse 1]
AWay high up in The Sierra Peaks
Where the yellow-jack pines grow Etall
Old Sandy Bob and Buster Jinks
Had a round-up camp last Afall
[Verse 2]
They'd took their horses and their running irons
and maybe a dog or Etwo
'lowed they'd brand all the long-eared calves
That came within their Aview
[Verse 3]
Well many a long-eared dogie
That didn't hush up by Eday
Had his long ears whittled and his old hide scorched
In a most artistic Away
[Verse 4]
Then one fine day, said Buster Jinks
As he throwed his seago Edown
"I'm tired of cowpiography
And as allows I'm a goin' to Atown."
[Verse 6]
They saddles 'er up and hits for the road
And it warn't no sign of a Eride
For them was the days that an old cowhand
Could oil up his Ainsides
[Verse 7]
They started at a Kentucky Bar
At the head of Whiskey ERow
They winds 'er up the Depot House
Some forty drinks Abelow
[Verse 8]
They sets 'er up and turns 'er around
And goes the other Eway
I'll tell you the Lords-forsaken truth
Them boys got drunk that Aday
[Verse 9]
As they was a headin' back to the camp
Packin' a pretty good Eload
Well who should they meet but the Devil himself
Come a-prancin' down the Aroad
[Verse 10]
Now the Devil he said you coward skunks
Had better go hunt you a Ehole
'Cause I come up from the Hell bring muck
To gather in your Asouls
[Verse 11]
Said Buster Jinks "were just from town
Feelin' kinda Etight
And you ain't gonna get no cowboy souls
Without some kind of a Afight."
[Verse 12]
So he punches a hole in his old throw rope
Slings it straight and Etrue
He ropes the Devil right around the horns
And he take his slack up Atoo
[Verse 13]
Now Sandy Bob was a reita man
With his rope all coiled up Eneat
But he shakes her out, throws out a loop
And he ropes the Devils hind Afeet
[Verse 14]
Well they throwed him down on the desert ground
While the irons was a gettin' Ehot
They cropped his horns, loped off his ears
And branded him up a Alot
[Verse 15]
They pruned him up with a dehornin' saw
And knotted his tail for a Ejoke
Rode off and left him bellerin' there
Necked up to a live Jack Aoak
[Verse 16]
Well if you're up in the Sierra Peaks
And you hear one awful Ewail
You'll know it ain't nothin' but the Devil himself
N. C.
.......Raisin' hell 'bout them knots in his tail

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Tying Knots In The Devils Tail

by Rosalie Sorrels

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[Intro]

A A A

[Verse 1]

Way high up in The Sierra Peaks

Where the yellow-jack pines grow tall

Old Sandy Bob and Buster Jinks

Had a round-up camp last fall

[Verse 2]

They'd took their horses and their running irons

and maybe a dog or two

'lowed they'd brand all the long-eared calves

That came within their view

[Verse 3]

Well many a long-eared dogie

That didn't hush up by day

Had his long ears whittled and his old hide scorched

In a most artistic way

[Verse 4]

Then one fine day, said Buster Jinks

As he throwed his seago down

"I'm tired of cowpiography

And as allows I'm a goin' to town."

[Verse 6]

They saddles 'er up and hits for the road

And it warn't no sign of a ride

For them was the days that an old cowhand

Could oil up his insides

[Verse 7]

They started at a Kentucky Bar

At the head of Whiskey Row

They winds 'er up the Depot House

Some forty drinks below

[Verse 8]

They sets 'er up and turns 'er around

And goes the other way

I'll tell you the Lords-forsaken truth

Them boys got drunk that day

[Verse 9]

As they was a headin' back to the camp

Packin' a pretty good load

Well who should they meet but the Devil himself

Come a-prancin' down the road

[Verse 10]

Now the Devil he said you coward skunks

Had better go hunt you a hole

'Cause I come up from the Hell bring muck

To gather in your souls

[Verse 11]

Said Buster Jinks "were just from town

Feelin' kinda tight

And you ain't gonna get no cowboy souls

Without some kind of a fight."

[Verse 12]

So he punches a hole in his old throw rope

Slings it straight and true

He ropes the Devil right around the horns

And he take his slack up too

[Verse 13]

Now Sandy Bob was a reita man

With his rope all coiled up neat

But he shakes her out, throws out a loop

And he ropes the Devils hind feet

[Verse 14]

Well they throwed him down on the desert ground

While the irons was a gettin' hot

They cropped his horns, loped off his ears

And branded him up a lot

[Verse 15]

They pruned him up with a dehornin' saw

And knotted his tail for a joke

Rode off and left him bellerin' there

Necked up to a live Jack oak

[Verse 16]

Well if you're up in the Sierra Peaks

And you hear one awful wail

You'll know it ain't nothin' but the Devil himself

N. C.

.......Raisin' hell 'bout them knots in his tail

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