![]() ![]() Individual transcriptions are inspired by and and based upon the recorded versions cited, but are not necessarily exact replications of those recorded versions. The lyric and guitar chord transcriptions on this site are the work of The Guitarguy and are intended for private study, research, or educational purposes only. Muir and Maurice Abrahamswho in fact had no meaningful experience with the West. Lacking a definitive answer, I'm going with the 1951 date, since the later two were probably re-releases rather than re-recordings, but I still believe the lead voice is that of Rogers, so 1937 (or even earlier) could well be closer to correct, because the song itself is much older than that. Telling a whimsical tale of a cowboy who sings ragtime music to his herd, the song’s lyrics were written by Grant Clarke and the music was composed by Lewis F. Another online source of Sons of the Pioneers releases for this song shows releases in three consecutive years (1951, 19) but again, all these are too late to be Rogers' voice. *Requested by recent visitor Ed Brown, this song was popularized in both the 1942 Movie "Hello Frisco Hello" and the 1945 movie "Incendiary Blonde." The credits for the album on which the Sons of the Pioneers' version appears, according to lists a release of 1961, but I find that very hard to believe - the lead voice sounds to my ear too much like Roy Rogers to be anyone else, and he only sang with the group until 1937. Verse 1: Out in Arizona where the bad men are, And the only friend to guide you is an Evening star, The roughest toughest man by far, Is Ragtime Cowboy Joe. Rag - time cow - boy (talk about your cow - boy) 2004 2:03 295 Views Lyrics currently unavailable Genre Pop Style Vocal Written by: GRANT CLARKE, MAURICE ABRAHAMS, LEWIS MUIR Discuss the Ragtime Cowboy Joe Lyrics with the community: 0 Comments Notify me of new comments via email. He's a hi - fa - loot - in' root - in' toot - in' How they run when they hear the fel - ler's gunīe - cause the west - ern folks all know: On his horse who is syn - co - pa - ted gait - edĪnd with such a fun - ny me - ter to the roar of his re - peat - er He al - ways sings rag - gy mu - sic to his cat - tleĪs he swings back and for - ward in his sad - dle In a bas - so rich and deep, croon - ing soft and low Dressed up ev'ry Sunday in his Sunday clothes He beats it for the village where he always goes, And ev'ry girl in town is Joe's 'Cause he's a ragtime bear When he starts a-spieling on the dance hall floor, No one but a lunatic would start a war Wise men know his forty-four Makes men dance for fair. Got his name from sing - ing to the cows and sheep Įv' - ry night, they say, he sings the herd to sleep The rough - est, tough - est man by far was Rag - time Cow - boy Joe. ![]() Out in Arizona where the bad men are, And the only friend to guide you is an evening star, Out in. Recorded by The Sons of the Pioneers, 1951*Īnd the only friend to guide you is an eve - ning star,ĭ Cdim G Edim D F#m Bm Fdim E7/9 A6/7/9 A7 D This is a longer version with some changes to the lyrics. ![]() Ragtime Cowboy Joe Words & Music by Grant Clarke, Lewis Muir & Maurice Abrahams, 1912 ![]()
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