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
