On The Banks Of Beautiful Buffalo Songtext

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-