“Night Herding Song”

Description

The tired cowboy advises the herd, "O slow up, dogies, quit your roving around, You've wandered and trampled all over the ground." He tells how, whatever method he uses, he can never keep the cattle still. He again urges the cattle to relax

Recordings

• Pete Seeger, "Little Dogies" (on PeteSeeger09, PeteSeegerCD02)
• Marc Williams, "Night Herding Song" (Brunswick 497, c. 1931; on MakeMe)

References

1. Larkin, pp. 26-29, "Night Herding Song" (1 text, 1 tune)
2. Lomax-FSNA 193, "Night Herding Song" (1 text, 1 tune)
3. Fife-Cowboy/West 82, "Night-Herding Song" (1 text, 1 tune)
4. Saffel-CowboyP, p. 214, "Night-Herding Song" (1 text)
5. DT, NITEHERD*
6. Roud #4444
7. BI, LoF193