Rawhide

This song just sounds like a cattle drive, with its whistles, call-outs and whip cracks. Composer Tiomkin and lyricist Washington wrote the song and Frankie Laine was… Read More

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Rawhide Lyrics

[Intro]
Rollin', rollin', rollin'
Rollin', rollin', rollin'
Rollin', rollin', rollin'
Rollin', rollin', rollin'
Rawhide!
Hah! Hah!

[Verse 1]
Keep rollin', rollin', rollin'
Though the streams are swollen
Keep them dogies rollin', rawhide
Through rain and wind and weather
Hell bent for leather
Wishin' my gal was by my side
All the things I'm missin'
Good vittles, love, and kissin'
Are waiting at the end of my ride

[Chorus]
Move 'em out, head 'em up
Head 'em up, move 'em on
Move 'em out, head 'em up:
Rawhide
Cut 'em out, ride 'em in
Ride 'em in, cut 'em out
Cut 'em out, ride 'em in:
Rawhide!
Hah! Hah!

[Verse 2]
Keep movin', movin', movin'
Though they're disapprovin'
Keep them dogies movin', rawhide
Don't try to understand 'em
Just rope an' throw an' brand 'em
Soon we'll be living high and wide
My heart's calculatin'
My true love will be waitin':
Be waitin' at the end of my ride

[Chorus]
Move 'em out, head 'em up
Head 'em up, move 'em on
Move 'em out, head 'em up:
Rawhide
Cut 'em out, ride 'em in
Ride 'em in, cut 'em out
Cut 'em out, ride 'em in:
Rawhide!

[Outro]
(Rollin', rollin', rollin'.)
(Rollin', rollin', rollin'.)
Hah!
(Rollin', rollin', rollin'.)
Hah!
(Rollin', rollin', rollin'.)
Rawhide
Hah!
Rawhide!

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This song just sounds like a cattle drive, with its whistles, call-outs and whip cracks.

Composer Tiomkin and lyricist Washington wrote the song and Frankie Laine was asked to sing it for the TV show of the same name. The three had already had great success writing and performing songs for some famous western movies. They came through again with a memorable song here. It’s been covered more times than you’d care to count.

The Western Writers of America list it as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time.