JIVE ON THE RANGE
(Spade Cooley / Smokey Rogers)

Spade Cooley - 1945



All the cowboys are dancin' the new step
To the rhythm of lone prairie
Like bees in a hive, they're hep to the jive
Their rockin' is plain to see

Now, the home on the range has undergone a change
No more will the antelope play
We spend our time with the music that's fine
And dance while the jukebox plays

Now, Ragtime Joe don't rangle no more
He's laid his guns away
He's the rhythm king of Western Swing
Whoopee Ti Yo Ti Yay!


(Contributed by Lou Rugani - The Music of the Stars - March 2009)