I ride an old paint A leadin' old Dan I'm going to Montana For to throw the Hoolahan They feed in the coulee And they water in the draws Their tails are all matted And their backs are all raw Goodbye old paint I'm leavin' Cheyenne Goodbye old paint I'm a leavin' Cheyenne I'm leavin' Cheyenne I'm going to Montana Goodbye old paint I'm a leavin' Cheyenne Now old Bill Jones Had two daughters and a son The son went to Denver And the daughter went wrong His wife, she got killed In a bar room fight But, still he keeps a singing From mornin' 'til night Goodbye old paint I'm leavin' Cheyenne Goodbye old paint I'm a leavin' Cheyenne I'm leavin' Cheyenne I'm going to Montana Goodbye old paint I'm a leavin' Cheyenne Now, when I die Take my saddle from the wall Put it on the pony Lead him out of his stall Tie my bones to his back Head our faces toward the west We'll ride the prairie That we love the best Ride her out old paint I'm a leavin' Cheyenne And goodbye old paint I'm leavin' Cheyenne I'm a leavin' Cheyenne I'm going to Montana Goodbye old paint I'm leavin' Cheyenne Goodbye old paint I'm a leavin' Cheyenne Goodbye old paint I'm a leavin' Cheyenne