"Ox Driver" lyrics - ODETTA

Was early in October-o,
Hitched my team in order-o
To ride the hills-a Saludio.
To-me-rol, to-me-rol, to-my-ri-de-o.

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To-me-rol, to-me-rol, to-my-ri-de-o,
To-me-rol, to-me-rol, to-my-ri-de-o,
To-my-ri-de-ay, to-my-ri-de-o,
To-me-ro, to-me-ro, to-my-ri-de-o.

I pop my whip, I bring the blood,
I make my leaders take the mud,
We grab the wheels,and we turn them around,
One more pull and we're on hard ground.

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When I got there the hills were steep,
Would make a tender person weep
To hear me curse and pop my whip,
And see my oxen pull and slip.

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When I get home I'll have revenge,
I'll have my family, I'll have my friends,
I'll say good-bye to the whip and line,
I'll drive no more in the wintertime.

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It was early in October-o,
Hitched my team in order-o
To ride the hills-a Saludio.
To-me-rol, to-me-rol, to-my-ri-de-o.