Don Edwards - Root Hog or Die lyrics

On the Double Circle Range where the gra** it grows green The cattle are wild and the broncos are mean The calves all get bigger as the days go by You got to keep a-rimming, boys, root hog or die If you ride them out of horses then you've got to keep them shod You can't shoe them standing then you lay them on the sod You can tack the iron on 'em if you got a mind to try You better get busy, boys, root hog or die In the morning after breakfast about daylight You throw your saddle on your horse and pull your cinches tight Now your bronco may jump crooked or he may jump high But we all got to ride 'em, boys, root hog or die Oh, the hills are rough and rocky but we got to make the drive When you start a bunch of cattle, boys, you better come alive If you ever get a maverick you better catch him on the fly You better take to it, boys, root hog or die When the long day is over you'll be glad to see the chief When a pot of black coffee got another full of beef Some sour dough biscuits to take the place of pie When he hollers, "Come and git it, boys", root hog or die In the middle of the night it is sometimes awful hard To leave your warm blankets when you're called on guard You pa** the weary moments while the stars are in the sky Humming to the cattle, boys, root hog or die Sometimes dreadful stormy, sometimes pretty clear You might work a month or you might work a year But you can make a winning if you'll come alive and try For the whole world over, boys, root hog or die