Bunkhouse Blues

At the broken heart ranch You can always get work As a cowfool There's feelin's to wrangle Loose ends to untangle and tie Sun up to sundown Ridin' herd on old memories Sundown to sun up Singin' the bunkhouse blues There's a lone bawlin' calf Lost in a little box canyon Got no companion Lord, don't I know how he feels Up there on the canyon rim Blows a cold coyote wind Buzzards grinnin' down at him I'm singin' the bunkhouse blues At the broken heart ranch Saturday night sure gets lonesome I long for the lights And the comfort of someone in town Playin' cards and killin' time Somebody stole my piggin' line This ain't no nursery rhyme I'm talkin' the bunkhouse blues