VERSE 1
As I passed by Tom Sherman's Barroom
Tom Sherman's barroom, so early one morn
I spied a young cowboy all dressed in his buckskins
All dressed in his buckskins, all fit for his grave
CHORUS:
Go beat th drum lowly and play th fife slowly
Beat out th death march as they carry me along
Take me to th
I'm a young cowboy an' I know I've done wrong
VERSE 2
O, once in my saddle I used to go dashing
O, once in my saddle I used to ride gay
Till I took to drinking and then to card playing
Got shot by a gambler an' dying today
VARIANTS:
0084 Western Song
0380 Tom Shermans Bar
0457 Lidian Baroom
0550 Streets of Laredo
0642 Way Down in Lodora
1006 Beat the Drum Slowly
OTHER COLLECTIONS:
Randolph: ii-182 The Cowboys Lament
Belden: p. 392 The Unfortunate Rake
Brown: II-263 The Unfortunate Rake
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