I Ride an Old Paint
I ride an old paint
I lead an old dan
I'm going to Montana
To throw the houlihan
They feed in the coulees
They water in the draw
Their tails are all matted
Their backs are all raw
Ride around little doggies
Ride around real slow
They're fiery and they're snuffy and raring to go
Old Bill Jones
Had a two daughters and a song
One went to Denver
And the other went wrong
His wife she died in a poolroom fight
And still he keeps singing from morning til night
Ride around little doggies
Ride around real slow
Well they're fiery and they're snuffy and raring to go
Well when I die
Take my saddle from the wall
Put it on my pony
And lead him from his stall
Tie my bones on his back
Turn our faces to the west
And we'll ride the prairie
That we like the best
Ride around little doggies
Ride around real slow
Well they're fiery and they're snuffy and raring to go
I've worked in the town and I've worked on the farm,
All I got to show's just this muscle in me arm,
Blisters on my feet, callous on my hand,
And I'm a-goin' to Montana to throw the houlihan.
Ride around little doggies
Ride around real slow
Well they're fiery and they're snuffy and raring to go
Doggies
"Cowboys called motherless calves 'dogies.' The term came from the Spanish word "dogal," meaning a short rope used to keep a calf away from its mother while she was being milked.
Houlihan
*The houlihan is a one-swing flip shot at a calf traveling in front of you from left to right. With the calf at about 90 degrees to your horse, throw as the calf passes your horse's ears. A lot of people call it a backhand shot because of the position of your thumb when you swing. It's really a houlihan. You rotate your hand so your thumb is down and the hondo is down. The position of your thumb and the honda stands the loop up in front of the calf. And he's yours.
A coulee is a depression in the prairie; a draw is, almost a ravine.
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