I Ride an Old Paint

by Johnny Cash

From the album: Sings the Ballads of the True West

Track 6 of 26 on Sings the Ballads of the True West (1965).

Duration: 2:56

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Lyrics for I Ride an Old Paint

I ride an old paint, I lead an old dan I'm goin' to Montana to throw the hoolihan They feed in the coulees, they water in the draw Their tails are all matted, their backs are all raw Ride around little dogies, ride around them slow For the fiery and snuffy are rarin' to go Old Bill Jones had a daughter and a son One went to college, the other went wrong His wife, she got killed in a poolroom fight But still he's a-singin' from mornin' till night When I die, take my saddle from the wall Place it on my old pony, lead him out of his stall Tie my bones to my saddle and turn our faces to the West And we'll ride the prairie we love the best I ride an old paint, I lead an old dan I'm goin' to Montana to throw the hoolihan They feed in the coulees, they water in the draw Their tails are all matted, and their backs are all raw

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More from Sings the Ballads of the True West

  1. Hiawatha's Vision
  2. The Road to Kaintuck
  3. The Shifting, Whispering Sands, Pt. I
  4. Narration 1
  5. The Ballad of Boot Hill
  6. I Ride an Old Paint
  7. Narration 2
  8. Hardin Wouldn't Run
  9. Narration 3
  10. Mister Garfield
  11. The Streets of Laredo
  12. Narration 4
  13. Johnny Reb
  14. A Letter from Home
  15. Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie
  16. Mean as Hell
  17. Sam Hall
  18. 25 Minutes to Go
  19. The Blizzard
  20. Narration 5
  21. Sweet Betsy from Pike
  22. Green Grow the Lilacs
  23. Narration 6
  24. Stampede
  25. The Shifting, Whispering Sands, Pt. II
  26. Reflections