Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net. Music transcribed by Linda Cantoni, Joyce Wilson, Espe (Nada Prodanovic), and the PG Finale Project Team. [Transcriber's notes: -Page vii: The word following "view of what Owen" was unclear, and may not be the "Writes" which has been chosen. -(Mus. Not.) following a title means that the original book contains musical notation for that song.] COWBOY SONGS AND OTHER FRONTIER BALLADS What keeps the herd from running, Stampeding far and wide? The cowboy's long, low whistle, And singing by their side. COWBOY SONGS AND OTHER FRONTIER BALLADS COLLECTED BY JOHN A. LOMAX, M.A. THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SHELDON FELLOW FOR THE INVESTIGATION OF AMERICAN BALLADS, HARVARD UNIVERSITY WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY BARRETT WENDELL _New York_ THE MACMILLAN COMPANY 1929 _All rights reserved_ COPYRIGHT, 1910, 1916, By STURGIS & WALTON COMPANY. Set up and electrotyped. Published November, 1910. Reprinted April, 1911; January, 1915. New Edition with additions, March, 1916; April, 1917; December, 1918; July, 1919. Reissued January, 1927. Reprinted February, 1929. PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. BY BERWICK & SMITH CO. _To_ MR. THEODORE ROOSEVELT WHO WHILE PRESIDENT WAS NOT TOO BUSY TO TURN ASIDE--CHEERFULLY AND EFFECTIVELY--AND AID WORKERS IN THE FIELD OF AMERICAN BALLADRY, THIS VOLUME IS GRATEFULLY DEDICATED Cheyenne Aug 28th 1910 Dear Mr. Lomax,