Sing Along With . . . Jim Bowie

Here's a lazy rendition of the theme from this DesiLu production, which ran for two seasons between 1956 and 1958. I have a totally unsubstantiated theory that The Prairie Chiefs were actually in whole or in part The Sons of the Pioneers. Click the arrow to fire up the jukebox and hear the song.

Jim Bowie by The Prairie Chiefs


Jim Bowie, Jim Bowie
He was a bold adventurin' man
Jim Bowie, Jim Bowie
Battled for right with a powerful hand
His blade was tempered and so was he
Indestructible steel was he
Jim Bowie, Jim Bowie
He was a fighter, a fearless and mighty adventurin' man

REPEAT

He was a fighter, a fearless and mighty adventurin' man

Sing Along With . . . Gunsmoke

Here's your chance to practice up for your next visit to a Karaoke bar. Just click the arrow below to fire up the jukebox and hear Tex Ritter sing the Gunsmoke theme. Then join right in. (Extra points for harmonizing.)

Gunsmoke by Tex Ritter

Gunsmoke trail
Oh tell me of days gone by
So alone, you still wind your way
All the ghostly horsemen ridin’
As they speed the Eastern mail
It’s up to you to see them through
Gunsmoke trail

The gunsmoke now has faded from the blazin’ .44s
The stagecoach is rusted on the hill
The wagon wheels you used to feel
Will sing their song no more
The sound of the caravan is stilled

Gunsmoke trail
No traveler can tell where you go
Sands of time are hidin’ your way
Then if heaven ever let you
You could tell a rugged tale
That’s why I hate to see you fade
Gunsmoke trail

And if heaven ever let you
You could tell a rugged tale
That’s why I hate to see you fade
Gunsmoke trail