A western song from 1941.
Words by Homer Gayne and Frank Luther.
Music by Frank Luther.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
I wish I was back on the prairie
Ridin’ the range all day
Singin’ jus’ like a canary
But it’s so far away
Chorus
I wish I was back in the saddle
Totin’ that old forty four
I wish I was back there with “Shorty”
Ridin’ the range once more
Up with the lark in the dawning
Ridin’ till the day is done
And tearin’ to town after sundown
Cowboys out for fun
At night my old saddle’s my pillow
My pinto is tethered nearby
The prairie wind sighs in the willow
And millions of stars in the sky
I wish I was back in the saddle
Ridin’ the rollin’ plain
The one place I’ll never be lonely
Back in the saddle again
Yes, back in the saddle again