BILLY THE KID RETURNS (Soundtrack)



Songs from the film "Billy The Kid Returns" (1938)
Starring Roy Rogers and Smiley Burnette











BORN TO THE SADDLE
Written by Eddie Cherkose
Performed by Roy Rogers


Born to the saddle with the West in my heart
My eyes to the prairie skies
With a happy song as I jog along
Born to the saddle am I

Born to the splendour and the charm of the Plains
I'm free as the birds that fly
And I find romance in the broad expanse
Born to the saddle am I

The life I lead is fine indeed
My cares don't mean a thing
I'll greet each day with a grin and say
It's grand to live and be able to sing

Born to the saddle with a song on my lips
In tune with the winds that sigh
And I'll never change as I ride the range
Born to the saddle am I



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SING A LITTLE SONG ABOUT ANYTHING
Written by Smiley Burnette
Performed by Roy Rogers and Smiley Burnette


RR:
Umm-umm-umm-umm, umm-umm-umm-umm
Sing a little song about anything
SB: I wonder why he feels so happy

RR:
Words should rhyme, but who's got time
Just sing a little song about anything 
SB: I wonder why he feels so happy

RR: I know lots of things worth knowin'
SB: 
But you won't have a 
Need of an education, where you're goin'

RR: I am haunted 
SB: You've been wanted
RR:
Sing a little song about anything
Wonder why I feel so happy

SB:
What d'ya think of a crazy gink who feels so cheerful
Is he a guy who never cries, oh, how fearful
RR:
Sing a little song about anything
Wonder why I feel so happy

SB:
D'you suppose the fellow knows the meaning of worry
One of the few who's never blue or in a hurry
RR:
Sing a little song about anything
I wonder why I feel so happy

RR: I know lots of things worth knowin'
SB:
But you won't have a 
Need of an education, where you're goin'

RR: I'll be singin' 
SB: You mean swingin'
RR: Sing a little song about anything
BOTH: I wonder why I feel so happy



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WHEN THE SUN IS SETTING ON THE PRAIRIE
Written by Eddie Cherkose and Alberto Colombo
Performed by Roy Rogers


When the Sun is settin' on the prairie
My heart is there with you
Once again we ride across the prairie
And find a dream come true

Each golden beam is a friend to cheer me
I close my eyes and pretend you're near me
When the Sun is settin' on the prairie
My heart is there with you



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THE DIXIE BRAND
Written by Smiley Burnette
Performed by Smiley Burnette and Male Chorus


Kids from six to sixty-six
Sure can cut some fancy tricks
With the Dixie Brand
(With the Dixie Brand)

Oh, there ain't so much to know
All you got to do is blow
With the Dixie Brand
(With the Dixie Brand)

Slide trombones and clarinets
Come complete with sharps and flats
If you by my fiddle strings
I'll throw in some extra cats

Buck a week, a dollar down
Be the gayest man in town
With the Dixie Brand
(With the Dixie Brand)

There's a song in ev'ry horn
And you'll never be forlorn
With the Dixie Brand
(With the Dixie Brand)

Oh, choose a melody
You can play it one-two-three
With the Dixie Brand
(With the Dixie Brand)

Piccolos and violins
Sweet guitars that you can strum
Buy a pair of drumsticks now
We'll throw in a lovely drum

Buck a week, a dollar down
Be the gayest man in town
With the Dixie Brand
(With the Dixie Brand)

You'll be sharp if you buy this harp
Try this fife for the thrill of your life

A slide trombone, a zither or a flute
A mandolin or a violin, and a big base viol is cute

Better yet, try a clarinet
A piccolo or a swell banjo

Strike up the band, wake up the land
Dixie's the best, it will stand the test

You'll be sharp if you try this harp
Try this fife for the thrill of your life



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WHEN I CAMPED UNDER THE STARS
Written by Tim Spencer
Performed by Roy Rogers


Umm-umm-umm-umm, umm-umm-umm-umm
When I camped under the stars

I can't forget that night we met
When I camped under the stars

Ev'ry breeze seemed to whisper "I love you"
While the Moon made a halo above you

I'll never for get that night we met
When I camped under the stars

Umm-umm-umm-umm, umm-umm-umm-umm



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WHEN THE SUN IS SETTING ON THE PRAIRIE (Finale)
Written by Eddie Cherkose and Alberto Colombo
Performed by Roy Rogers and Male Chorus


(Once again we ride across the prairie)
(And find a dream come true)
When the Sun is settin' on the prairie
My heart is there with you



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All songs transcribed by Mel Priddle - January 2008)


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(Contributed by  - January 2009)