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BEEN RIDIN'

(learned from Heidi Reich in 1962)

staff with melody

Been ridin' since daylight, through shadow and sunlight,
But now in the twilight we're travelin' slow.
The comin' stars guidin', we'll keep on a-ridin'
Down the trail where the sun hangs low.
    Joggin' along to nowhere,
    Joggin' along all day,
    Joggin' along to nowhere,
    We sure do know the way.

There's no cabin waitin', and nobody's watchin',
And no one to welcome us homeward, and so
We'll keep on together,
Whatever the weather,
Down the trail where the sun hangs low.
    Joggin' along to nowhere, (etc.)

Some day we'll quit ridin', the big Boss providin',
And then we'll be leavin' these trails that we know.
The sun will be settin', and we'll be forgettin'
Down the trail where the sun hangs low.
    Joggin' along to nowhere, (etc.)

(from miriam berg's folksong collection)