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Songs of the Open Range
For I have a sweetheart among the cowboys,
Though he's been gone for many a day."
"Perhaps your sweetheart has been drowned,
Or perhaps by some Indian killed,
Or perhaps he's found and married another girl,
And never will return to you again."
"Well, if my sweetheart has been drowned,
Or if by an Indian slain,
Or if he has found and married another girl,
I'll love the girl that married him."
He pulled his hands from out his pocket;
His fingers they were soft and white,
And on one finger shone a ring,
And at his feet this maid did fall.
He picked her up, held her to his bosom,
He gave her kisses one, two, three.
He picked her up, held her to his bosom,
Saying, "Pretty little girl, will you marry me?"
"Oh, yes, oh, yes," this maiden answered,
"Though you have been gone for many, a day;
If you had been gone for a thousand ages,
No other man could have married me."
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Texas and Southwestern Lore (Book)
Collection of popular folklore from Texas and the Southwest, including ballads, cowboy songs, Native American myths, superstitions and other miscellaneous folk tales. It also contains the proceedings of the Texas Folklore Society. The index begins on page 243.
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Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964. Texas and Southwestern Lore, book, 1927; Dallas, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc67662/m1/197/: accessed July 14, 2026), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Press.