Cat. #1299 (MFH #99) - As sung by Chester Box, Fort Smith, Arkansas on July 14, 1967
VERSE 1
T'was in th spring of ninety-three
When Mr. Pearce, he did hire me
He said, young man, I'll have you go
With a two year herd, to Mexico
VERSE 2
T'was in th merry month of May
We gathered th cattle and rode away
I left my darling girl behind
Who'd often said, her heart was mine
VERSE 3
An' when I reached to Mexico
Want'a see my darling but I could not go
I wrote a letter, to my precious pearl
But I got no word from my darling girl
VERSE 4
I curse all gold an' silver, too
And damn th women who won't prove true
I'll wander around in th western land
I'll live an' die with an outlaw band