“Roundup in the Spring”
Description
A group of cowboys meet in a hotel and swap tales. An old man listens eagerly. He was a cowboy, too, and recalls the work. He concludes, "I'd like to be in Texas for the roundup in the spring."
Recordings
- Leon Chappelear "I'd Like to Be In Texas (For the Roundup in the Spring)" (Champion 45068, c. 1935; Montgomery Ward M-4950, 1936)
- Vernon Dalhart "I'd Like to Be In Texas" (Vocalion 5044, 1926)
- Bradley Kincaid "I'd Like to Be In Texas" (Decca 12053, n.d.)
- [Asa] Martin & [James] Roberts, "The Roundup in the Spring" (Perfect 12906/Melotone 12642 [as by Asa Martin], 1933; on WhenIWas1)
References
- Ohrlin-HBT 20, "Roundup in the Spring" (1 text, 1 tune)
- Roud #11309
- BI, Ohr020