(TEXAS) Come All Ye Texan Rangers

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(TEXAS.) Come All Ye Texan Rangers. Manuscript, 2 pages on one sheet, 12 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches; worn with minor loss; inscribed "written by Sarah A. Harris for Mrs. S.H. Taylor." Np, 18 February 1881

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An early transcript of what folk music pioneer John Lomax called "the first important ballad of the far West." The lyrics as recorded here are slightly different than published versions; the song is more popularly known as "Come All You Texas Rangers." It was believed to originate in the 1830s, and is still frequently performed today.