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Ox Driver's Song

Hoyt Axton
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It was early in October, oh! I hitched my team in order, oh! To ride the hills A salute I owe Come a-ro, come a-ro, come a-ridey-o Come a-ro, come a-ro, come a-ridey-o Come a-ridey-ay! Come a-ridey-o Come a-ro, come a-ro, come a-ridey-o Come a-ro, come a-ro, come a-ridey-o When I got there the hills was steep 'Twould make a tender person weep To hear me curse And crack my whip, yeah! And see my oxen and bullocks flip See my oxen and bullocks flip Come a-ro, come a-ro, come a-ridey-o Come a-ro, come a-ro, come a-ridey-o Come a-ridey-ay! Come a-ridey-o Come a-ro, come a-ro, come a-ridey-o Come a-ro, come a-ro, come a-ridey-o I pop my whip and I bring the blood Make my leader take the mud Yeah, I grab the wheel And I bring him around One false move and you're off hard ground One false move and you're off hard ground Come a-ro, come a-ro, come a-ridey-o Come a-ro, come a-ro, come a-ridey-o Come a-ridey-ay! Come a-ridey-o Come a-ro, come a-ro, come a-ridey-o Come a-ro, come a-ro, come a-ridey-o When I get home I'll have revenge Have my family and my friends I'll say goodbye To the whip and line And ride no more in the wintertime Ride no more in the wintertime Come a-ro, come a-ro, come a-ridey-o Come a-ro, come a-ro, come a-ridey-o Come a-ridey-ay! Come a-ridey-o Come a-ro, come a-ro, come a-ridey-o Come a-ro, come a-ro, come a-ridey-o Come a-ridey-ay! Yeah!