Little Joe The Wrangler Song Lyrics and Chords by Marty Robbins
Little Joe The Wrangler
Recorded by Marty Robbins
Written by Howard Thorpe
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Little Joe the wrangler will
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wrangle
never
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more
His days with the roundup they are
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o'er
Was a
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year ago last April when he
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rode into our
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camp
Just a little Texas
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stray and nothing
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more
Was late in the evening when he
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rode into our
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camp
On a little Texas pony he called
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Chaw
With his
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brogan shoes and overalls a
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tougher looking
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kid
You never in your
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life before had
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saw
His
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saddle was a Texas 'kack built
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many years ago
An O.K. spur on one foot lightly
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swung
With his
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pack rolled in a cotton sack so
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loosely tied
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behind
And a canteen from his
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saddle horn was
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slung
He said he had to leave his home his
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pa had married
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twice
His new ma whipped him every day or
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two
So he
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saddled up old Chaw one night and
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lit a shuck this
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way
He said he'd try to
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paddle his own
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canoe
He'd
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said if we would give him work he'd
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do the best he could
Though he didn't know straight up about a
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cow
So the
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boss he cut him out a mount and
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kindly put him
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on
He sorta liked this
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little kid some
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how
He learned to wrangle horses and
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learned to know them
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all
And get them in at daybreak if he
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could
And to
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trail the old chuck wagon and
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always hitch the
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team
And help the cookie
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evenings rustle w
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ood
We had
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hardly reached the Pecos the
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weather it was fine
We were camped down on the south side in a
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draw
When a
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northern commenced blowing and we
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doubled up our
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guard
It took everyone of
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us to hold them
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in
Little Joe the wrangler was
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called out with the
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rest
Scarcely had the little fellow reached the
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herd
When the
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cattle they stampeded like a
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hail storm on they
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fled
And everyone was
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riding for the
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lead
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mid the streaks of lightning there was
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one horse up ahead
He was trying to catch the leaders in their
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speed
It was
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Little Joe the wrangler with a
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slicker o'er his
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head
He was riding old Blue
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Rocket in the
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lead
At last we got them milling and
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kinda quieted
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down
And the extra guards back to the wagon
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went
But
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there was one a-missing you could
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see it at a
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glance
Was our little Texas
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stray poor wrangler
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Joe
Next
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morning just at daybreak we
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found where Rocket fell
Down in a washout twenty feet
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below
Be
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neath his horse his life was gone his
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spur had rung its
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knell
Was our little Texas
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stray poor wrangler
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Joe
FAQ
Who sang the the song Little Joe The Wrangler?
- The song Little Joe The Wrangler was sang by Marty Robbins.
Who is Marty Robbins?
- Martin David Robinson (September 26, 1925 - December 8, 1982), known professionally as Marty Robbins, was an American singer, songwriter, actor, multi-instrumentalist, and NASCAR racing driver. Robbins was one of the most popular and successful country and western singers for most of his nearly four-decade career, which spanned from the late 1940s to the early 1980s.
Born in Glendale, Arizona, Robbins taught himself guitar while serving in the United States Navy during World War II, and subsequently drew fame performing in clubs in and around his hometown. In 1956, he released his first No. 1 country song, "Singing the Blues" and one year later, released two more No. 1 hits, "A White Sport Coat" and "The Story of My Life". In 1959, Robbins released his signature song, "El Paso", for which he won the Grammy Award for Best Country & Western Recording. The song began Robbins' association with western balladry, a style which would become a staple of his career. Later releases that drew critical acclaim include "Don't Worry", "Big Iron" and "Honkytonk Man", the last for which the 1982 Clint Eastwood film is named, and in which Robbins made his final appearance before death.
Over the course of his career, Robbins recorded more than 500 songs and 60 albums, and won two Grammy Awards, was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, and was named the 1960s Artist of the Decade by the Academy of Country Music. Robbins was a commercial success in both the country and pop genres, and his songs were covered by many other famous artists, including Johnny Cash, the Grateful Dead and Elvis Presley. His music continues to have an influence in pop culture today, having recently appeared in several contemporary pop culture features, including the video game Fallout: New Vegas, and the series finale of AMC's Breaking Bad.
