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Buffalo Skinners

by Bill Stone

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This traditional tune was allegedly written by the men who committed the deed. Don't know. I wasn't there.

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It was in the town of Jacksboro
In summer of sixty-three
When a man by the name of Crego
Come walkin' up to me
"How do you do young fella
And how'd you like to go
And spend the summer pleasant
On the range of the buffalo".

Well me being out of work right then
To Crego I did say
goin' out on the buffalo range
Depends upon the pay
If you pay good wages,
And transportation too
I think I might go with you
And serve the summer through

Yes I pay good wages
And transportation too
If you'll come to work for me
And serve the summer through
But if you do get dissatisfied
And homeward you must go
I think that might starve to death
On the range of the Buffalo

With all this flatterin' talkin' boys
He gathered quite a crew
Navy six and needle gun
Seven able bodied men
Our trip it was a pleasant one
Upon the western road
Until we crossed old bogey creek
And into Mexico

There our pleasures ended
And our troubles did begin
First damn tale I went to cut
That’s how I cut my thumb,
Water salty as hell fire
The beef I could not go
And the Indians waited to pick us off
On the plains of the buffalo

The summer being near over boys
Old Crego he did say
The boys had been extravagant
and he owed us no more pay
We begged and we pleaded
But it would have no show
So we left the drover's bones to bleach
On the range of the buffalo.

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released March 19, 2020
Bill Stone Vocals, guitar
Ed Desjardin Guitar, bass, keyboards, percussion
Stacy Jacobsohn Vocals

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