"The Cowboy Blues was co-written by Country Music Hall of Famers Cindy Walker and Gene Autry in 1947 and used in Gene's movie, The Trail to San Antone. While most folks know Gene, many are not that familiar with Cindy. Her songs, however, have been recorded by the likes of Bing Crosby, Ray Charles, Eddy Arnold, Roy Orbison, The Byrds, Willie Nelson, Emmylou Harris, Elvis, and many, many others. Cindy's, You Don't Know Me, topped the charts in both the U.S. and Canada in 1981. Although You Don't Know Me was more of a country cross-over pop hit, her Cowboy Blues helped keep the western in country/western music alive and well at the time. Thanks Cindy! We need more like it.I took a little liberty with the lyrics and changed the line in the chorus that should have been "I've got a long gone lonesome feeling" to "I've got a dadgummed lonesome feeling" as a tip of the hat to one of my favorite TV commercials. It's the one in which Peggy, the Siberian based call center operator, is listening to former Florida State football coach Bobby Bowden complain about some "dadgummed" questionable charges on his credit card. Hilarious!"
And then as a response to a comment he says...
"Yeah, those little baritone ukes are a kick to play"
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