“The Crooked Trail to Holbrook”
Description
"Come all you hunky punchers that follow the bronco steer, I'll sing to you a verse or two your spirits for to cheer." The singer grumbles about a trip from Globe City (?) to Holbrook, marked by windstorms and stampedes; he's glad to be back home
Notes
This is item dB30 in Laws's Appendix II.
The notes in the Digital Tradition list this as a descendent of Laws B10 (either 10a, The Buffalo Skinners, or 10b, Boggy Creek or The Hills of Mexico). The similarity in theme is obvious. But cowboys complained a lot; Laws, Roud, and I all regard them as separate. - RBW
References
- Logsdon 10, pp. 70-73, "The Crooked Trail to Holbrook" (1 text, 1 tune)
- DT, ARIZONIO*
- Roud #4037
- BI, Log010