The Cowboy Christmas Ball
The Cowboy Christmas Ball

The Cowboy Christmas Ball easy guitar chords by Michael Martin Murphey

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  • Intro 1

    Verse 1
    Way 
    out 
    in 
    West 
    Texas, 

    where the 
    Clearfolk waters 
    flow, 

    Where the 
    cattle 
    are 
    ""a- 
    browzin', 

    "" an' the Spanish 
    ponies 
    grow 

    Where 
    the 
    Northers 
    ""come 
    a- whist

    lin'"" 
    and the 
    ol' 
    dust 
    devils 
    row 

    And the 
    prairie 
    dogs 
    are sneez
    in', 

    and 
    a'
    freezin from 
    the cold 

    Where the 
    lonesome 
    townie prairies 

    melt 
    into 
    the 
    airy 
    stream 

    And the 
    double 
    mountains 
    slumber 
    in the 

    heavenly 
    kind 
    of 
    dreams 

    Where the 
    antelope 
    is 
    grazin 

    and 
    the 
    lonely 
    plovers 
    call 

    It 
    was 
    there 
    that 
    at
    tended 
    ""The 
    Cow

    boys' Christmas 
    Ball."" 

    Interlude 1

    Verse 2
    The 
    music 
    was 
    fiddle 

    and 
    a lively 
    tambourine 

    And the 
    big 
    imported 

    by stage 
    from 
    Amboline 

    And the 
    room 
    was 
    togged 
    out 
    gorgeous- 

    with 
    mistletoe 
    and shawls, 

    And the 
    candles 
    flickered 
    fres
    coes, 

    all around 
    them 
    airy 
    wall
    s. 

    And the 
    women 
    folk 
    looked 
    lonesome- 

    the 
    boys 
    looked 
    kinda 
    treed, 

    Till the 
    leader 
    commenced 
    to 
    yellin': ""Hey boys, 

    let's 
    all 
    stam
    pede, 
    "" 

    And the 
    mu
    sic 
    started 
    sigh
    in', 

    an' 
    awailin' through 
    the hall 

    As a 
    kind 
    of 
    introduc
    tion 
    to 
    ""The 
    Cow

    boys' Christmas 
    Ball."" 

    Interlude 2

    Verse 3
    Now 
    their 
    leader 
    was 
    feller 
    that 

    came 
    from 
    Swen
    son's ranch, 

    They 
    called 
    him 
    ""Windy 
    Billy, 

    "" from 
    ""little 
    Deadman's 
    Branch."" 

    When 
    he 
    commenced 
    to 
    hollerin', 

    ""Now, 
    fellers 
    stake 
    your pen! 

    ""Lock 
    horns 
    with 
    all 
    them 
    heifers, 

    an' 
    russle 'em 
    like 
    men. 

    ""Saloot yer 
    lovely 
    critters 
    now 

    swing 
    an' 
    let 
    'em 
    go, 

    ""Climb 
    the grape 
    vine 
    'round 
    and 
    round, 

    boys let's 
    do- ce- 
    do! 

    ""You Mav
    ericks, 

    join 
    the 
    round- 
    up- 
    skip 
    her 
    water
    fall, 
    "" 

    Huh! 
    It 
    was 
    gettin' 
    happy, 

    The 
    Cowboys' Christmas 
    Ball 

    Verse 4

    Now 
    the 
    boys 
    was 
    little 

    bit 
    skiddish 

    The ladies 
    was powerful 
    to 
    me 

    That 
    big 
    days 
    finally 
    music 
    made 

    us 
    jumpin 
    with 
    both 
    feet 

    That 
    wailin' 
    frisky 
    fiddle, 

    nev
    er 
    will 
    for
    get 

    And 
    windy 
    ol' Bill 
    kept 
    singin' 

    and 
    I be
    lieve 
    hear 
    him yet 

    Oh 
    yes, 
    boys, 
    chasing 
    squirrels, 

    cut'em to the 
    side 

    Doc' Hollis 
    to 
    the 
    center, 

    now 
    cross 
    Pete 
    Charlie's 
    bride 

    Turn around 
    you 
    gentle 
    kit
    tens, 

    wro
    te 
    them 
    that 
    ol' song 

    Hey 
    hittin 
    was 
    gettin' 
    active 
    at 
    thee Cow

    boy's 
    Christmas 
    Ball 

    Interlude 3

    Verse 5
    And the 
    dust 
    rose 
    fast 
    and 
    furious, 

    we 
    all 
    just 
    galloped 
    round 

    Till the 
    scenery 
    got 
    so 
    dizzy, 

    a few 
    ol'cow folks 
    fell 
    down 

    We 
    buckled 
    to 
    our 
    partners 
    and 

    told 
    them 
    to hold 
    on 

    We shook 
    our hooves 
    like 
    ryman 

    un
    til 
    the 
    early 
    dawn 

    Verse 6
    Don't tell 
    me 
    'bout 
    cotillions 

    line 
    dancin' 
    no 
    sire'ee! 

    That 
    dancin' 
    Anson 
    City 
    still 

    takes 
    the cake 
    for me. 

    Now 
    boys I 
    won't 
    for
    get 
    ya, 

    of
    ten 
    will 
    re
    call 

    Oh 
    no 
    won't 
    for
    get 
    it, 

    that 
    Cowboys' Christmas 
    Ball. 

    Outro 1

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