Story Behind The Song
This is the story of my 2 uncles who road croos-country at the age of 10 and 6. I wrote the song to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the event
Song Description
A story of 2 boys who road alone on horseback from New York to San Francisco at the age of 10 and 6.
| Song Length |
3:00 |
Genre |
Country - Traditional |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Joyful |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1960 - 1969 |
| |
Lyrics
The Abernathy Boys
Jack walker
There's a story of two little children
Back in the days of the cowboy way
When Oklahoma was just beginning
And the six-gun ruled the day
These two boys who were just nine and five
Set out on horseback on a daunting ride
From Frederick down in Oklahoma
To the New York ocean side
Chorus
It's the Abernathy Boys
Ridin' dawn to sunset
It's the Abernathy Boys
Travelin' on twelve hundred miles
Pushing their horses till they thought they might drop
Facing wild dangers at most every stop
Showing courage and captivating poise
The Abernathy Boys
Later on they were challenged to ride
From New York City to the Frisco Bay
They would receive ten thousand dollars
If it only took sixty days
Now they were all of eleven and seven
When they set out on this race against time
They battled through hardships but were one day late
When they crossed the finish line
(Chorus)
They drove a car back from New York to Frederick
On that famous Roosevelt ride
They took a long spin on an Indian Motorcycle
Just to see what it was like
(Chorus)
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