E                 B              E
Lay down, little doggies, lay down
       A                                   E
We've both got to sleep on the cold, cold ground
       A                         E
The winds blowin' colder and the sun's goin' down

                  A            E
 Lay down, little doggies, lay down
                                 A            E
We hit this old beef trail just two months ago
                                              B7
We blistered in the sun and we froze in the snow
     E                            A          E
In ten days we're comin to a packing-house town
                                  B           E
So lay yourselves down, little doggies, lay down


                                A           E
This dodge city trail she's a hard road to go
                               A     B7
Up the texas flatlands through old mexico
       E                   A         E
I got dust in my eyes and mud in my nose
                               B             E
So lay yourselves down, little doggies, lay down



E                 B              E
Lay down, little doggies, lay down
       A                                   E
We've both got to sleep on the cold, cold ground
       A                         E
The winds blowin' colder and the sun's goin' down
                                  B           E
So lay yourselves down, little doggies, lay down


E                          A             E
That bad hole of water we drunk and got sick
   E                                        B
Curled up out hair, tied our tails back in kinks
        E                             A        E
We got lost in a blind canyon, tippy-toein' around
     E                           B           E
So lay yourselves down, little doggies, lay down


  E                        A        E
Here now we come to the end of our trail
       E                                      B
Your hair, hide and carcass to the stockyards i sell
      E                             A           E
I'll see you in a tin can when you get shipped around
    E                           B            E
So lay yourselves down, little doggies, lay down


E                 B              E
Lay down, little doggies, lay down
       A                                   E
We've both got to sleep on the cold, cold ground
       A                         E
The winds blowin' colder and the sun's goin' down
                                  B           E
So lay yourselves down, little doggies, lay down