On The Banks Of Beautiful Buffalo Lyrics

(Jimmy Driftwood)

-Mouth harp Solo-

Three old maids lived under the bluff
Shickle � ay � shoe and a � shuffle � low
In the Ozark Mountains, wild and rough
On the rocky banks of the Buffalo

One day a wild man came along
Shickle � ay � shoe and a � shuffle � low
And he tried to court them all day long
On the rocky banks of the Buffalo

He said to the youngest, be my bride
Shickle � ay � shoe and a � shuffle � low
I�ll take your hair and take your hide
On the rocky banks of the Buffalo

Before I�d be a wild man�s bride
Shickle � ay � shoe and a � shuffle � low
I�d lose my hair and lose my hide
On the rocky banks of the Buffalo

He took her skin and he turned her loose
Shickle � ay � shoe and a � shuffle � low
And she looked just like a new picked goose
On the rocky banks of the Buffalo

-Mouth harp Solo-

He said to the next one, be my wife
Shickle � ay � shoe and a � shuffle � low
I take your hide and take your life
On the rocky banks of the Buffalo

Before I�d be a wild man�s wife
Shickle � ay � shoe and a � shuffle � low
I�d lose my hide and lose my life
On the rocky banks of the Buffalo


He took her skin and he let her go
Shickle � ay � shoe and a � shuffle � low
And she danced all night on her heel and toe
On the rocky banks of the Buffalo

-Mouth harp Solo-

He said to the oldest, be my squaw
Shickle � ay � shoe and a � shuffle � low
I�ll take your skin from my mother � in � law
On the rocky banks of the Buffalo

She said, wild man, that cannot be
Shickle � ay � shoe and a � shuffle � low
I�m a tough old maid and you can�t skin me
On the rocky banks of the Buffalo

He threw at her with his hunting knife
Shickle � ay � shoe and a � shuffle � low
It bounced right back and took his life
On the rocky banks of the Buffalo

She put the skins back on her kin
Shickle � ay � shoe and a � shuffle � low
And they were twice as pretty and young again
On the rocky banks of the Buffalo

The more I love this tale, Old Pal
Shickle � ay � shoe and a � shuffle � low
Don�t ever get smart with an Ozark gal
On the rocky banks of the Buffalo

-Mouth harp Solo-

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