“My Home's in Montana”
Description
"My home's in Montana, I wear a bandana, My spurs are of silver, my pony is gray. While riding the ranges my luck never changes, With my foot in the stirrup I gallop for aye." The cowboy sketches the life of a horseman following cattle in the wilderness
Notes
This was apparently composed (based on elements of "The Streets of Laredo") as a cowboy song suitable for young people. There are reports of versions from Montana, possibly unprintable. See the notes in Ohrlin for the background.
Larkin's text may be a "missing link": It's largely "Streets of Laredo," but it starts with the "home in Montana" half-verse. - RBW
Cross references
- cf. "The Streets of Laredo" [Laws B1] (tune & meter, floating lyrics) and references there
- cf. "The Unfortunate Rake" (tune, floating lyrics)
References
- Ohrlin-HBT 1, "My Home's in Montana" (1 text, 1 tune)
- Pankake-PHCFSB, p. 247, "My Home's in Montana" (1 text, 1 tune)
- Larkin, pp. 30-31, "The Cowboy's Lament" (1 text, 1 tune, with four verses that are clearly "Streets of Laredo" but an opening that is "My Home's in Montana")
- BI, Ohr001