Solved: Please help me identify this song by the lyrics before I go crazy!!

Here are the lyrics I remember...it's from a seventies rock song I believe:
"singing Come-a-ki-yi-yippee-yippee-yay! "

"Charlie Daniels Band - Old Chisholm Trail"


Oh come along boys and listen to my tale
I'll tell you about my troubles on the old Chis'm Trail
Come a ti yi yippy yay yippy yay come a ti yi yippy yippy yay

On a ten dollar horse and a forty dollar saddle
Ridin' and a punchin' them Texas cattle
Come a ti yi yippy yay yippy yay come a ti yi yippy yippy yay

We left old Texas October twenty-third
Drivin' up the trail with a 2 U herd
Come a ti yi yippy yay yippy yay come a ti yi yippy yippy yay

There's mud in the gully and dust in the draw
The bossman's meaner than my mother-in-law
Come a ti yi yippy yay yippy yay come a ti yi yippy yippy yay

Got a hole in my hat where the rain runs in
Got a hole in my boot where it runs out again
Come a ti yi yippy yay yippy yay come a ti yi yippy yippy yay

Well the water's gettin' scarce and we're runnin' out of light
Looks like we're gonna have to drive 'em all night
Come a ti yi yippy yay yippy yay come a ti yi yippy yippy yay

Spent two days lookin' for muley-headed calf
Ain't been to sleep in a week and a half
Come a ti yi yippy yay yippy yay come a ti yi yippy yippy yay

I woke up one morning on the old Chis'm Trail
With a rope in my hand and a cow by the tail
Come a ti yi yippy yay yippy yay come a ti yi yippy yippy yay
[ fiddle ]
Well it's bacon and beans most every day
I'd as soon be eatin' that prairie hay
Come a ti yi yippy yay yippy yay come a ti yi yippy yippy yay

Well the days are hot and the nights are cold
This cowboy life is gettin' mighty old
Come a ti yi yippy yay yippy yay come a ti yi yippy yippy yay

I reckon I'm as crazy as a Catahoula pup
I've tried and I've tried but I can't give it up
Come a ti yi yippy yay yippy yay come a ti yi yippy yippy yay

Well I went to the boss to draw my roll
He figgered me out nine dollars in the hole
Come a ti yi yippy yay yippy yay come a ti yi yippy yippy yay

Well there ain't no leavin' so I guess I'm gonna stay
I'll be punchin' them cattle for the rest of my days
Come a ti yi yippy yay yippy yay come a ti yi yippy yippy yay
Come a ti yi yippy yay yippy yay come a ti yi yippy yippy yay
Ti yi yippy yippy yay

but that's not the band that's stuck in my head....the chorus is right...but it was played on KSHE 95, real rock radio in the seventies...it was a rock band and that was only a little part of the song. It was someone like Andy Pratt, the Blend, Ozark Mountain Daredevils???? not sure. I really appreciate your help! Y

Well..........

Charlie Danials Band IS a 1970's Southern Rock Band .........

Originally Posted by Janehuebner

that was only a little part of the song.

Boys Don't Cry - I Wanna Be A Cowboy {1985}

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9Jmo3yGrSg



Dan

nope....it was a rock band....not pure country...I've tried Pure Prairie League, Poco, Johnathan Edward........it was a "classic" rock song. Dang! I really appreciate all of you guessing for me!

Originally Posted by Janehuebner

nope....it was a rock band....not pure country...I've tried Pure Prairie League, Poco, Johnathan Edward........it was a "classic" rock song. Dang! I really appreciate all of you guessing for me!

Try this song...

Outlaws - Ghost Riders In The Sky {1980}

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPDALun3iic

"Yippie I ay (Yippie I ay) Yippie I oh (Yippie I oh)"




Dan

The song was "When I was a cowboy" but it wasn't Rory Gallagher...some one like Aliotta, Haynes and Jeremiah........
oooooooh! please keep trying to guess! I am going crazy!!!

and it wasn't Thin Lizzy! Come on, CLAYBRICKS, you can figure it out for me!

Originally Posted by Janehuebner

and it wasn't Thin Lizzy! Come on, CLAYBRICKS, you can figure it out for me!

was it Leadbelly i know they have this song out too

or it could have been

Western Plains (When I Was A Cowboy) 2:55 Trk 6
Huddie Ledbetter - vocal & guitar

I checked those songs out.....no....it seems to me it was a 70s band that redid the song.......Allman Brothers??? Ozark Mt. Daredevils??

Originally Posted by Janehuebner

and it wasn't Thin Lizzy! Come on, CLAYBRICKS, you can figure it out for me!

Jane,

Here's your song...


Artist: Aliotta - Haynes - Jeremiah

Song Title: Long Time Gone - When I Was A Cowboy

Album Title: Aliotta - Haynes - Jeremiah

Year: 1970

Composer of 1st half of song, 'Long Time Gone' Bob Dylan

Composer of 2nd half of song, 'When I Was A Cowboy' Lead Belly aka Leadbelly

CD: Lake Shore Drive At 25 (2-CDs) (Quicksilver QSCD-1033) 1996

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTXxAstKk20



Dan

WHOO HOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Claybricks you are the GREATEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! My mind can rest in peace now!! That is the exact song!! Thank you sooooooo much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You ROCK!!!! Thank you!

Originally Posted by Janehuebner

WHOO HOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Claybricks you are the GREATEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! My mind can rest in peace now!! That is the exact song!! Thank you sooooooo much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You ROCK!!!! Thank you!

Jane,

You're very welcome!

Dan