A Group Of Jolly Cowboys Dis-cussing Plans At Ease
Says One I Will Tell You Somethin' Boys If You Will Listen Please
I'm An Old Cow Puncher You See Me Dressed In Rags
I Used To Be A Good One Boys And I Went On Great Big Jags
I Have Got A Home Boys A Good One You All Know
I'm Headed Back To Dixie Once More To See Them All
Going To See My Mother When The Work's All Done This Fall
When I Left My Home Boys My Mother For Me Cried
Mother's Heart Is Aching - Break-ing For Me That's All
With God's Help I'll See Her When The Work's All Done This Fall
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That Very Night The Cowboy Went Out To Stand His Guard
The Night Was Dark And Cloudy And Storming Very Hard
The Cattle They Got Frightened And Rushed In Wild Stampede
The Cowboy Tried To Head Them While Riding At Full Speed
Riding In The Darkness So Loudly Did He Shout
His Saddle Horse Did Stumble And On Him It Did Fall
He'll Not See His Mother When The Work's All Done This Fall
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Send My Mother My Wages Boys - The Wages I Have Earned
Headed For A New Range I Hear The Master's Call
I'll Not See My Mother When The Work's All Done This Fall
Fred You Take My Saddle - George You Take My Bed
Please Think Of Me Kindly When You Look Upon Them All
I'll Not See My Mother When The Work's All Done This Fall
Charlie Was Buried At Sunrise No Tombstone For His Head
Nothing But A Little Board And This Is What It Said
Charlie Died At Daybreak He Died From A Fall
He'll Not See His Mother When The Work's All Done This Fall