Lyrics:
Way out in old Wyoming long ago,
Where coyotes lurk while night winds howl and blow,
A cowboy's lusty voice rang out “Hello!”
And echoed thro' the valley down below,
Then came back a maiden's answer sweet and clear,
Cowboy tossed his hat up in the air,
Said he “I've come to take you right away from here,
Cheyenne, they say, is miles away,
But they've a preacher there.”
Then she just dropped her eye,
She was so very shy,
So shy, oh my, and then he made reply,
chorus:
“Oh! Oh! Oh!
Shy Ann, Shy Ann, hop on my pony,
There's room here for two dear,
But after the ceremony,
We'll both ride back home dear, as one,
On my pony, from old Cheyenne.”
They rode that night and nearly half the day,
Cheyenne was sixty seven miles away,
But when at last they galloped up the street,
The cowboy's pride was really hard to beat,
On his arm his future bride a-carrying,
but beneath the little church's dome,
Said she “I feel like turning back, not marrying.”
His face got red, and then he said,
“You will or you'll walk home.
If you ride back today,
You'll honor and obey.”
“I do, I do.” Then he was heard to say,
