The Hell-Bound Train: A Cowboy Songbook, Second Edition

Glenn Ohrlin (1926-2015) was a cowboy singer, working- cowboy, rodeo rider, storyteller, and illustrator. In The Hell-Bound Train he has gathered dozens of his favorite songs, which chronicle the range and rodeo life he lived. Ohrlin was known for singing in an unornamented Western style, accompanying himself on the guitar and harmonica. Most of his repertoire conies from the period of 1875 to 1925. The book includes music and lyrics for songs such as "My Home's in Montana," "The Texas Rangers," and "Bull Riders in the Sky," along with Ohrlin's commentary on each work's provenance and meaning. This collection is a must-have for any fan of cowboy and folk music. In 1085 Glenn Ohrlin was named a National Heritage Fellow by the National Endowment for the Arts.

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The Hell-Bound Train: A Cowboy Songbook, Second Edition

Glenn Ohrlin (1926-2015) was a cowboy singer, working- cowboy, rodeo rider, storyteller, and illustrator. In The Hell-Bound Train he has gathered dozens of his favorite songs, which chronicle the range and rodeo life he lived. Ohrlin was known for singing in an unornamented Western style, accompanying himself on the guitar and harmonica. Most of his repertoire conies from the period of 1875 to 1925. The book includes music and lyrics for songs such as "My Home's in Montana," "The Texas Rangers," and "Bull Riders in the Sky," along with Ohrlin's commentary on each work's provenance and meaning. This collection is a must-have for any fan of cowboy and folk music. In 1085 Glenn Ohrlin was named a National Heritage Fellow by the National Endowment for the Arts.

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The Hell-Bound Train: A Cowboy Songbook, Second Edition

The Hell-Bound Train: A Cowboy Songbook, Second Edition

The Hell-Bound Train: A Cowboy Songbook, Second Edition

The Hell-Bound Train: A Cowboy Songbook, Second Edition

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Overview

Glenn Ohrlin (1926-2015) was a cowboy singer, working- cowboy, rodeo rider, storyteller, and illustrator. In The Hell-Bound Train he has gathered dozens of his favorite songs, which chronicle the range and rodeo life he lived. Ohrlin was known for singing in an unornamented Western style, accompanying himself on the guitar and harmonica. Most of his repertoire conies from the period of 1875 to 1925. The book includes music and lyrics for songs such as "My Home's in Montana," "The Texas Rangers," and "Bull Riders in the Sky," along with Ohrlin's commentary on each work's provenance and meaning. This collection is a must-have for any fan of cowboy and folk music. In 1085 Glenn Ohrlin was named a National Heritage Fellow by the National Endowment for the Arts.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780896729629
Publisher: Texas Tech University Press
Publication date: 10/31/2016
Series: Voice in the American West
Edition description: 1
Pages: 288
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

In 1985 Glenn Ohrlin was named a National Heritage Fellow by the National Endowment for the Arts.

Charlie Seemann was executive director of the Western Folklife Center in Elko, Nevada, USA, and the author of Cowboy and Ranching Photographs of the Farm Security Administration Photographers.

Table of Contents

Illustrations ix

Editor's Note xi

Editor's Acknowledgments xv

Foreword from the First Edition xvii

A Note on the Music xxv

1 My Home's in Montana 3

2 My Friends and Relations 6

3 The Mowing Machine 8

4 Cowboy Jack 11

5 Windy Bill 13

6 Ten Thousand Cattle 16

7 Cowboy in Church 19

8 The Swede from North Dakota 21

9 Dakota Land 23

10 Saskatchewan 25

11 Wonderful Watford 28

12 Bonny Black Bess 31

13 Hallelujah, I'm a Bum 33

14 My Love Is a Rider 35

15 The Hell-Bound Train 37

16 The Gol-Darned Wheel 40

17 Old-Time Cowboy 44

18 The Old Scout's Lament 46

19 Cowboy's Life 48

20 Roundup in the Spring 51

21 Moonlight and Skies 55

22 Zebra Dun 58

23 Platonia 62

24 Walking John 66

25 Pride of the Prairie 69

26 Charlie Quantrell, Oh 72

27 The Sierry Petes 75

28 The Strawberry Roan 79

29 He Rode the Strawberry Roan 83

30 The Fate of Old Strawberry Roan 85

31 Pete Knight 87

32 Pete Knight, the King of the Cowboys 90

33 Pete Knight's Last Ride 92

34 Paddy Ryan 93

35 Fritz Truan, a Great Cowboy 97

36 Heelin' Bill 100

37 Kenny Madland 102

38 Powder River Jack 104

39 Riding Boy from Powder River 106

40 Powder River, Let 'er Buck 108

41 A Tale of the Trail 111

42 Sam's "Waiting for a Train" 112

43 Paddy on the Turnpike 115

44 Let Old Nellie Stay 118

45 Put Your Little Foot 119

46 Jake and Roanie 122

47 Lee's Ferry 125

48 Short Creek Raid 128

49 High Chin Bob 131

50 Ranger's Prayer 134

51 The Cowman's Prayer 136

52 The Dying Ranger 138

53 The Texas Rangers 140

54 Bull Riders in the Sky 143

55 Backward, Turn Backward 146

56 Make Me a Cowboy Again 147

57 Sporting Cowboy 150

58 Come All Ye Western Cowboys 152

59 Cole Younger 154

60 The Cowboy's Christmas Ball 156

61 The Stray 159

62 Trail to Mexico 161

63 Utah Carol 167

64 The Cowboy #1 170

65 The Cowboy #2 172

66 Franklin Slaughter Ranch 174

67 My Harding County Home 176

68 Tipperary 179

69 Little Joe the Wrangler's Sister Nell 187

70 Windy Bill's Famous Ride 187

71 I Learned about Horses from Him 190

72 Button Willow Tree 194

73 Down in the Tules 197

74 Tell Your Horse's Age 200

75 Outlaw Dunny 201

76 The Fair at Batesland 203

77 The Cowboy's Prayer 205

78 Wild Horse Charlie 206

79 When Uncle Sam's Doughboy Ropet Wild Irish Rose 208

80 Midnight 209

81 Starlight 210

82 The Bronco Buster 212

83 My Stetson Hat 214

84 The Girl I Left in Missouri 216

85 'Longside of the Santa Fe Trail 218

86 The Sweeter the Breeze #1 221

87 The Sweeter the Breeze #2 222

88 Keep Your Saddle Tight 224

89 My Old Pinto Pal 226

90 Chuck-Wagon Races 229

91 The Days of the Past Are Gone 233

92 Canuck's Lament 234

93 Circuit Rider's Home 236

94 Average Rein 239

95 Ballad of Billy the Bull Rider 242

96 Blue Bell Bull 244

97 Trading-out Blues 247

98 The Chuck Wagon's Stuck 250

99 Billy Venero 253

100 Cheers! 256

Index 257

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