Ragtime Cowboy Joe

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Ragtime Cowboy Joe is a popular song written by Maurice Abrahams in 1912. Over the years, it has been performed by a diverse group of artists, ranging from Eddy Howard to The Chipmunks.

He always sings

Raggedy music to the cattle as he swings

Back and forward in the saddle

On a horse, a pretty good horse,

A syncopated gaiter

There's such a funny meter

To the roar of his repeater

How they run

When they hear this fella's gun

Because the western folks all know

Why, he's a high-falootin', scootin, shootin',

Son of a gun from Arizona

Ragtime cowboy

You talk about your cowboys

Ragtime cowboy Joe.

"Ragtime Cowboy Joe" is also the fight song for the University of Wyoming Cowboys. University of Wyoming fans traditionally stand and clap on the beat while the song is played by the University of Wyoming marching band. The version that is sung by the University of Wyoming is somewhat different:

He always sings

Raggy music to the cattle

As he swings

Back and forward in the saddle,

On a horse - a pretty good horse!

He's got a syncopated gaiter,

And you ought to hear the meter

To the roar of his repeater;

How they run - yes run! -

When they hear him 'a-comin',

Cause the western folks all know,

He's a high-falootin', rootin, tootin',

Son of a gun from ol' Wyoming,

Ragtime Cowboy

Talk about your Cowboy,

Ragtime Cowboy Joe.

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Eddy Howard's Greatest Hits, CD