From the 1905 musical “The Woggle Bug.”
Words by L. Frank Baum.
Music by Frederic Chapin.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment:
Lyrics
- Early morn the hunters horn
Rings out upon the air
Straight away we ride all day
And never turn a hare
The hounds all bay as if to say
The sport is rather tame
And we’ll admit that where we sit
The lunch is rather lame
Refrain
Hi! Hi! Hi! Here’s the way to ride
We’re mighty quick at any trick
When on a horse astride
Our bare back feat cannot be beat
So on us keep your eye
Just note the fact our greatest act
Is Hi! Hi! Hi!
- Here’s a troop of cowboys
From the wild and wooly West
How we ride is Teddy’s pride
As you perhaps have guessed
To rope a steer or corral beer
Is our supreme delight
And when we cannot run away
You ought to see us fight - We’re a bunch of circus riders
Just from Wankayoo
Daring deeds at dashing speed
We’ll now perform for you
Your hair will surely stand on end
We’ll thrill you through and through
And you will wonder why in thunder
We’re from Wankayoo - We’s de weary willies
And we always make’s a fuss
Shoin saws to feed our jaws
So dats a horse on us
Our backs is broke and dats no joke
Our nightmare is a buck
Dough we may sigh for cake and pie
On workin’ we ain’t stuck
Sung here by Vancha March: