Song: I Ride an Old Paint

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Language

English

Comments

American cowboy song originating in the 1800s and probably sung by cowboys to keep themselves awake while working. Composition of the song is frequently credited to Texas fiddler Jess Morris; however, Morris says he learned the song from a black cowboy named Charley Willis. It is unknown where Willis learned the song. The song is collected as #915 in the Roud Folk Music Index.

Versions

	Title	Performer	Release date
1	A-Riding Old Paint	Tex Ritter	1933
2	Ridin' Old Paint	The Prairie Ramblers	November 1935
3	I Ride an Old Paint	The Almanac Singers	1941
4	I Ride an Old Paint	Ed McCurdy	1956
5	I Ride an Old Paint	Richard Dyer-Bennet	1958
6	I Ride an Old Paint	The Gateway Singers	1959
7	My Old Paint	Harry Belafonte	May 1963
8	I Ride an Old Paint	Johnny Cash	September 1965
9	Old Paint	Joy McKean	1966
10	Old Paint	Ping Crawford	1970
11	Old Paint	Linda Ronstadt	1977
12	I Ride an Old Paint	Arlo Guthrie	1992
13	I Ride an Old Paint	Sherwin Linton	2002
14	Old Paint	Sara Grey	August 2009
15	I Ride an Old Paint	Andrew Calhoun	June 21, 2011