Buddies in the Saddle

One stormy day, me and my buddy

Started on our roundup ride

The wind and dust blew hard around us,

My buddy strayed far from my side

I'll ne'er forget the day I found him,

He was so weak he could not speak

I'll ne'er forget the smile he gave me,

Then the poor boy fell asleep

I took him up in my saddle

And carried him across the plain

My mother nursed him every moment

To try to make him well again

I've never had a pal so near me,

He took the blame for everything

I'd die for him just any moment,

And for me he'd do the same

But now by buddy's gone and left me,

And it's so hard to struggle 'long

So hard to believe that he has left me,

I can't realize that he has gone