The Ballad Of Buster Scruggs – “Surly Joe” Tim Blake Nelson

The Ballad Of Buster Scruggs - "Little Joe The Wrangler (Surly Joe)" - Tim Blake Nelson

"Surly Joe," cover, "Little Joe the Wrangler"

Little Joe the Wrangler is a classic American cowboy song, written by N. Howard "Jack" Thorp. It appeared on Thorp's 1908 Songs of the Cowboys, which was the first published collection of cowboy songs.

Members of the Western Writers of America chose it as one of the Top 100
Western songs of all time.

(Lyrics: Surly Joe)

Surly Joe the gambler, he will gamble nevermore
His days of stud and hold’em they are done
It was long about last April he stepped into this saloon, but he never really took to anyone

Surly Joe (Surly Joe!)
Surly Joe (Surly Joe!)
Oh wherever he’s gambling now, I don’t know (We don’t know!)

He was slick but I was slicker
He drew quick but I was quicker
and a table stopped his ticker
Surly Joe Yee-haw!

Surly Joe (Surly Joe!)
Surly Joe (Surly Joe!)
Won’t be missed by anyone will Surly Joe (Surely no!)

Humankind he frowned upon
But not now, his face is gone
Guess your frowning days are done
Oh, Surly Joe (Yee-haw!)

Surly Joe (Surly Joe!)
Surly Joe (Surly Joe!)
A cedilla on the C of Curly Joe
(Curly Joe!)

He was mean in days of yore
Now they’re mopping up the floor
One more sight to make him sore
Oh, Surly Joe (Yee-haw)

Surly Joe (Surly Joe!)
Surly Joe (Surly Joe!)
Where the rest his face has got to we don’t know (We don’t know!)

He was never any fun
Now his grumpy race is run
Kisser blown to kingdom-come
Oh, Surly Joe (Yee-haw!)

Lyrics offered by commenter: Matt Torrence

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