From the film “Cowboy From Brooklyn”, 1938
Words by Johnny Mercer
Music by Richard A. Whiting
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
Ride, tenderfoot, ride tonight
See the old range riders there at your side, tonight
They’re fast company, so if you wanna be a cowboy
Then you gotta ride, tenderfoot, ride
You gotta hit the trail in Oklahoma when the moon is pale
And get to Texas with the mornin’ mail
‘Fore you can be a cowboy, you gotta rope and throw
You gotta get your share of buffalo
And win the money at the rodeo
‘Fore you can be a cowboy
You gotta tend your cattle the best you can
Hold your “likker” like a man
And ride, tenderfoot, ride tonight
See the old range riders there at your side, tonight
They’re fast company, so if you wanna be a cowboy
Then you gotta ride, tenderfoot, ride