Rawhide
Laine Frankie Lyrics

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Rollin' rollin' rollin'
Rollin' rollin' rollin'
Rollin' rollin' rollin'
Rollin' rollin' rollin'
Rawhide

Keep rollin', rollin', rollin'
Though the streams are swollen

Keep them dogies rollin', rawhide
Through rain and wind and weather
Hell bent for leather
Wishin' my gal was by my side
All the things I'm missin'
Good vittles, love and kissin'
Are waiting at the end of my ride

Move 'em on, head 'em up
Head 'em up, move 'em on
Move 'em on, head 'em up, rawhide
Cut 'em out, ride 'em in
Ride 'em in, cut 'em out
Cut 'em out, ride 'em in, rawhide

Keep movin', movin', movin'
Though they're disapprovin'
Keep them dogies movin', rawhide
Don't try to understand 'em
Just rope 'em, throw, and brand 'em
Soon we'll be livin' high and wide
My heart's calculatin'
My true love will be waitin'
Be waitin' at the end of my ride

Move 'em on, head 'em up
Head 'em up, move 'em on
Move 'em on, head 'em up, rawhide
Cut 'em out, ride 'em in
Ride 'em in, cut 'em out
Cut 'em out, ride 'em in, rawhide

Rollin' rollin' rollin'
Rollin' rollin' rollin'
Rollin' rollin' rollin'
Rollin' rollin' rollin'

Rawhide
Rawhide

Overall Meaning

The song "Rawhide" by Laine Frankie is a classic cowboy song that talks about the life of a cattle driver. The singer keeps the dogies (young cows) moving even when the streams are swollen and the weather is bad. He wishes his gal was with him, but he keeps moving on because all the things he misses, like good food and affection, are waiting for him at the end of the ride. The song encourages the cattle driver to keep moving forward, not worry about the disapproving looks of others, and to just rope, throw, and brand the dogies. The song ends with a repetition of the opening refrain, emphasising the continuous nature of the cattle drive.

The first verse sets the scene for the song, with a rolling repetition of the word "Rollin'". It creates a sense of movement and urgency, which is fitting for a song about cattle driving. The second verse is about the challenges of the journey, with rain and wind making the journey more difficult. The singer is "hell bent for leather", meaning he is determined to get to his destination no matter what. The third verse talks about the rewards waiting for him at the end of the ride, which include good food, love, and affection. The chorus and the fourth verse emphasize the continuous nature of the journey, with the singer encouraging the driver to keep moving forward and not worry about what others think.

Line by Line Meaning

Rollin' rollin' rollin'
Keep moving and making progress

Keep them dogies rollin', rawhide
Keep the cattle moving and stay focused

Though the streams are swollen
Even when obstacles present themselves, keep going

Through rain and wind and weather
No matter the conditions, keep pushing forward

Hell bent for leather
Determined to reach the destination quickly and successfully

Wishin' my gal was by my side
Wishing for companionship and support during the journey

All the things I'm missin'
The things one sacrifices while undertaking a difficult journey

Good vittles, love and kissin'
Desiring the comforts of home, including food and human connection

Are waiting at the end of my ride
The reward for perseverance is waiting at the journey's end

Move 'em on, head 'em up
Continue on with the journey and direct the cattle forward

Don't try to understand 'em
Cattle are unpredictable and difficult to comprehend, so just focus on handling them effectively

Just rope 'em, throw, and brand 'em
Use force to control the cattle and leave a lasting mark of ownership

Soon we'll be livin' high and wide
The end goal of the journey is a more prosperous and free life

My heart's calculatin'
Thinking strategically about the journey

My true love will be waitin'
The person one loves and longs for is waiting at the end of the journey

Rollin' rollin' rollin'
Keep moving and making progress

Rawhide
A tough, durable material used for making equipment such as ropes, representing the resilience and toughness needed to undertake the journey

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, O/B/O CAPASSO, RESERVOIR MEDIA MANAGEMENT INC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Dimitri Tiomkin, Ned Washington

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@hezsurnarcissus1460

4y↑48

Rollin' rollin' rollin'
Rollin' rollin' rollin'
Rollin' rollin' rollin'
Rollin' rollin' rollin'
Rawhide

Keep rollin', rollin', rollin'
Though the streams are swollen
Keep them dogies rollin', rawhide
Through rain and wind and weather
Hell bent for leather
Wishin' my gal was by my side
All the things I'm missin'
Good vittles, love and kissin'
Are waiting at the end of my ride

Move 'em on, head 'em up
Head 'em up, move 'em on
Move 'em on, head 'em up, rawhide
Cut 'em out, ride 'em in
Ride 'em in, cut 'em out
Cut 'em out, ride 'em in, rawhide

Keep movin', movin', movin'
Though they're disapprovin'
Keep them dogies movin', rawhide
Don't try to understand 'em
Just rope 'em, throw, and brand 'em
Soon we'll be livin' high and wide
My heart's calculatin'
My true love will be waitin'
Be waitin' at the end of my ride

Move 'em on, head 'em up
Head 'em up, move 'em on
Move 'em on, head 'em up, rawhide
Cut 'em out, ride 'em in
Ride 'em in, cut 'em out
Cut 'em out, ride 'em in, rawhide

Rollin' rollin' rollin'
Rollin' rollin' rollin'
Rollin' rollin' rollin'
Rollin' rollin' rollin'
Rawhide
Rawhide

All comments from YouTube:

@annconnolly9925

3y↑56

I was so taken by Frankie. His voice was great. I’m 80 and still love to hear his songs.

@Jamesdylandean

4y↑53

One of the most identifiable voices of all time and a wonderful singer of western songs. Love him.

@micheleannthomas116

2y↑2

Not the crappy excuses for 'western songs' these days. Real westerns!

@alfching2499

1y↑1

3-10 to Yuma and Gunfight At The Ok Carol are two of my favourites

@akustik_prog1601

2y↑38

A great Italian American singer born as Francesco Paolo LoVecchio in Chicago and known with his artistic name Frankie Laine. His great voice still resonate nowadays. Very much appreciated and loved for his Western movies soundtracks songs and more!
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@dalebickham2666

2y↑18

just love this song. so crisp. the lyrics and his voice are spot on

@FingerBreakerWu

1y↑5

Fun Fact: You can sing this at a country and western bar all night.

@t4texastom587

2y↑31

My family and me watched the very first episode of Rawhide in '59. What a great show.
Been watching for 62 years now.🐂🤠🐎

@flaga2479

2y↑42

Must be the best opening music in history

@ginnylorenz5265

1y↑2

Oh yes!! I was a teenaged girl, and what a crush I had on Rowdy Yates!!!

@timspangler2154

@Ginny Lorenz Nope. The VIrginian theme song

@deborahn.6215

17w

Oh GOSH... how well I remember when RAWHIDE came out... I'm 77 now and still love the Westerns were the thing... and NO ONE could sing this Better than Frankie Laine. those were the BEST DECADES!

@HappyAquatics

4y↑30

This was at my grandpas funeral last month he loved all this stuff I miss you grandad I love you so much❤️

@danawilliams2450

1y↑3

I have always loved this song and the show

@VickyRBenson

3y↑22

I am in an on-line Decluttering class for people with ADD. We meet on Zoom twice a month and always end with this song! It really is rousing and motivating! I didn’t grow up with this music but I love it! ❤️

@gustavohansen1

3y↑14

What a song! My Dad made me listened to it. Love it madly

@davidwalsh3439

50w↑3

This is childhood to me. A legend of his time.

@sergio42868

4y↑22

There is a lot of poetry in the song. What a beauty!

@lordharkon4603

7y↑50

This is much better than the awful souless modern music nowadays.

@darrelgenejoslin4394

4y↑9

I Love Frankie Lane's Music, He was A Great Singer Songwriter and Musician

@donkeithjones164

3y↑7

This song is a jam I love it

@soniafell8267

3y↑16

When he came to England 🇬🇧 back in 1973 me and my husband went to see him. It was a good night. He was still a very good singer God rest his soul 🙏 ❤

@Dungeonofman

3y↑59

Bad ass era!!!! These men made no excuses and lived with PRIDE !!!!!!

@arnoldblashak171

3y↑2

They were men among men

@JackOfen

3y↑6

And lots of Liquor

@bonsummers2657

2y↑2

Frankie Lane is a fraud in doing this song. He doesn't fit the song. I say that with PRIDE!!!!!

@valeriegarrity5773

2y↑1

@Bon Summers Too late for that! It's etched in stone and in the memory banks of at least 2 generations of fans. Iconic.

@bonsummers2657

@Valerie Garrity No it's not.

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@nicolasfranchino1996

3y↑19

¡Qué buena canción! La escuché por primera vez en Los Simuladores. ¡Gracias Shazam! Saludos a todes.

@nicolasfranchino1996

@Alejandro Corleone ok

@BielerRestauraciones

2y↑1

Todes... Bua

@nicolasfranchino1996

@Javier505 Quedate tranquilo que lo uso más en broma que en serio 😁.

@diegojavier8276

43w

*todos
:v

@missmadness564

3y↑11

Older songs like this always sound good

@hunkyfucnk

3y↑7

I heard this song since i was on my high school its 2021 still love to listening to this old great Rawhide ( cowboy theme ) ❤❤❤❤❤❤

@valeriegarrity5773

2y↑2

I love it! An Italian singing a ballad about western cowboys herding livestock!

@RegularInvader

2y↑4

This is one of my childhood classics that I hope to karaoke one day.

@philleW12

4y↑13

I only remembered the "Ride em in, ride em up, Rawhide" part, but listening to the song again i realize the lyrics are far better than i remembered.

@laurentdowell292

I love this song

@patriciawilliams918

3y↑5

Love it

@joseheredia2609

3y↑7

This song needs to be played in my funeral

@aidaabdur-rashid6616

3y↑6

I’d listen to the theme , but very seldom watched the episodes simply because ifhow Mr.Laine sang it ! No one could sing the Rawhide theme better !

@williambrown6721

1y↑5

One of my favorite programs rawhide gunsmoke and wagon train thanks to INSP we still watch these amazing programs every night before bedtime thank you for putting this video up and a merry Christmas to you and your family. PS people like you spread the words of some of the most famous songs and movies to educate people thanks again

@NuclearCandle

2y↑2

When my grandad was alive he played this a lot so catchy

@robhigh5365

4y↑25

Great song and great voice -still hard to hear this without seeing images of belushi , ackroyd and chicken wire

@danielkeirsteadsr6939

5y↑5

I love it.

@sabi.dervic81

5y↑110

I'm following my grandfather's steps who sadly passed away last month. And I love frankies music
.
I miss you grandpa xxx

@kaarinalukkala8473

5y↑7

WE OLD PEOPLE LOVED HIS MUSIC !!

@glennfromthebronx

5y↑6

Terrific. Both of my grandfathers died 20+ years before I was born....but my father loved the music of his father's generation, and over his years, he'd collect records, which I still play. I don't use the record player much, but when certain singers are heard, a crowd always seems to converge on my area of the apartment. When you get the chance, look for some other songs by Frankie, like LUCKY OLD SUN.

@jacobrengen

4y↑2

A1 Scout so you’re dying my condolences

@tommyfinn8321

3y↑4

@Glenn Leahey love lucky old sun, probably one of the best he ever recorded!

@Ecila2u

8y↑18

Great voice!!

@bettyburton8929

4y↑5

Awesome song ♥️👍🤩🥳

@folfielukather8083

4y↑6

my grandpa got me into this music genre, im so glad he did

@MrJoeGarner

2y↑5

Had no idea who sang this, just wanted to hear it again. Must have been 45 years since I heard this.

@ullakramer9352

6y↑182

Frankie you died in 2007, but I still hear your good songs and your wonderful voice

@glennfromthebronx

5y↑9

for sure. Di you catch Frankie singing on the US PBS fundraiser. He looked like he hadn't shave in at least a month, but his voice was STELLAR. If I recall correctly, it was from @2005 or so.

@raelsackey104

3y↑15

I am a Black man from the Caribbean. My parents wanted to give their children a broad exposure to the human experience, so all kinds of music graced the airwaves in my home. I thank them for their foresight, as my life has been enriched by an abundance of acquaintances with people of all colors, ethnicities, and ideologies! Frankie Laine’s Wanted album was always one of my favorite singalongs! RIP

@richardortiz8704

3y↑1

2021

@lilymay6777

3y↑18

This beautiful song was played at my grandads funeral , he use to always get up and hit himself with a metal tray over his head haha

@registeredsimpoffender7717

Why would they play this at his funeral you know the CIA would play this song full blast while they would lock you in a room for hours and hours just imagine that torture

@snipertrader8623

3y↑6

When I was young this song brings back memories

@ahooe_f5831

5y↑6

Wonderful song and music...like this music

@dorothyhorton5592

This song had to be made for Me. Laine. No one could ever sing it as well as him. Loved the song but never knew who sang it until I read the credits recently. I think his voice was so much better than Frank Sinatra's or Dean Martin's.

@juliacamara8565

5y↑4

Ca fait du bien, merci Frankie❤

@susanwilliams1535

4y↑9

this takes me back to being 6 years old Rawhide was my favourite tv programme,I am 65 now

@victorjeffers1993

4y↑20

I remember as a young kid watching Raw Hide an listening to this song as it came on with my papaw ! He loved westerns !

@therabman_5606

4y↑2

Love this

@nicholc7300

4y↑43

I remember watching rawhide as a child with my mums friend loved the theme song then and a still love it today

@richardortiz8704

3y↑1

2022

@berzerker1100

I'm watching "Rawhide" now on "metv" Saturday 21Aug.2021 Good ole television 📺 show 🤠🐄🐃🐴🐎 rollem rollem rollem 🎵🎶🎼🇺🇸🪖

@robertawestbrooks9531

40w

Awesome, I watched this program when we were younger

@ottokar6318

The best fit for this masterpiece, of course by the Mastersinger of the westerntunes.

@Psycho_Badass

7y↑7

There are so many covers of this song the first i listened was Ensiferum's version, but Hillbilly Rawhide's version is very good too

@trishacole4592

7y↑30

I agree, Great Voice!!

@ogredad55

5y↑26

Dear TheGrayCat: Thanx Pal for posting this - and in HQ, wow! I'm an old guy (68) I had just asked my wife if she used to watch Rawhide. That's when I looked it up. Man, that guy can sing, yeeha! Nice work bud! - Bob

@dodgemondiesels5125

4y↑3

We used to have School Teacher named Mr. Yates. Obviously we called him "ROWDIE" YATES.
ROGER 😎 (age) 67. 😎

@ogredad55

4y↑3

@DODGEMON DIESELS Yea brother, that's usually what happens! We did that too! LOL..... Take care & stay healthy!

@ogredad55

4y↑1

@Clark Gable You mean, "broken down" - not "in." I'm now 69. Well, the "best" (or beast) is now my constant companion. Old age has blessed me with crippling osteoarthritis. I have to be cautious about how I move my right arm, otherwise, the pain is excruciating. I'm surprised I can still perform a (very few) upper body exercises. Now, the doctor is drooling to perform a reverse shoulder replacement. My right arm (my writing arm) will be useless for two months or more (I'm so blessed I can't stand it)! The surgeon/butcher is so excited, thinking about how miserable I will be! I will no longer be able to lift weights (a lifelong love!) A nurse will have to wipe my lower backside after nature calls me to position myself on the Royal Flush. I could expound on my predicament, but you get the idea. To add more blessings to me in these "best" years, my knees are bad. Sometimes, I cannot extricate myself from my chair without help (but I can still leg press 420 lbs. and run up over 600 steps. Go figure (? - Actually, keeping active is the best thing a "blessed," arthritic person can do) My two lowest discs in my back have long since disintegrated. That said, sometimes I'm "blessed" with severe bouts of sciatica that make me pray for death. Sorry for "staying on too long." << Flip Wilson performed a comedy routine based on this phenomenon. Thanx for "hearing" me out. WATCH Flip Wilson - Staying On Too Long https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EehMNDU8h-4 - ENJOY! Clark Gable - Hmmm...I thought you died waaaay back..........How ya feeling, pal?

@VickyRBenson

3y↑1

@ogredad55 You have a great sense of humor, anyway!

@ogredad55

3y↑1

@VickyRBenson Thanx, sister. You have a lot going for you also (Speaking nicely to an old fart like me)! God Bless you!

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@kayredburn930

4y↑5

LOVE MY COWBOYS GOOD SONG LOVE IT

@haruhisuzumiya6650

4y↑3

God I love my Olde western music taste

@guidixest

Conheci pelo The Meteors e já tô fascinado.

@amberanderson3416

6y↑94

You people who gave six thumbs down are loser this handsome man could sing.

@jimwilson6892

5y↑17

How can anyone give a thumbs down to this? one of the greats.

@jcyt0511

5y↑6

@jim wilson Probably Lefties.

@paradisebird7108

5y↑1

Now was that for the first or second quality?

@julenefisher6265

5y↑1

@jcyt0511 Do you mean lefties as opposed to right-handed folk? Or is this a /s comment?

@jcyt0511

5y↑4

@Julene Fisher Political Leftist morons.

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@altairlavin7834

5y↑14

Oh MY GOD......GREAT GREAT SINGER....BEAUTFULL SONG

@ColRAPR

Outstanding !!

@larrydonguy

3y↑1

Maybe the greatest cowboy singer of all time; and who cares if he grew up in Chicago and thought of himself as a jazz singer? All good singers are also actors, and man!! could he play the part.

@KrishnaSingh-ow1ie

My true love would be waiting, waiting at the end of my ride. Great writing.

@hezsurnarcissus1460

4y↑48

@zoraidagarcia625

4y↑2

HezSur Narcissus-Thanks for posting the lyrics. I was going to ask for someone to do it. I like Frankie Laine very much and I love his version of "Tonight You Belong To Me". I dislike the fact that there are some imitating the Lennon Sisters' version on films, which I also like and is the first I heard in the early seventies. Really they don't give them any credit although they are copying their arrangement, fit for them like Mr. Laine's adult arrangement is the right one for him. Now some mention those imitations while they seem not to know that Mr. Laine has this lovely version. Of course, no one of them can do it like Frankie Laine. July 14/2020.

@lyndahylton819

4y↑1

Thanks!

@heatherporterfield7343

My Dad watched this show all the time.🙂

@shelleyrubin663

2y↑1

🌈 🌈 absolutely fabulously. Awesome 🇺🇸 ❤

@keithww7450

5y↑8

Frankie was HUGE!

@emadmansoor1817

4y↑5

I can't forget those days and first appearance of the legend Clint Eastwood

@MrAdriancooke

There seem to be at least two versions of this song: one with the whips cracking and one without

@ottokar1872

5y↑4

D. Tiomkin was THE western music composer.

@ryangraham5033

5y↑1

Otto Kar ennio Morricone.

@roblom

I also loved his theme song to "High Noon."

@The821

5y↑12

This was my fav recording artist when I was about 5..:D

@johnwilliams640

4y↑11

Sure do enjoy this music.

@elkamynante

40w

Man, if I only can go back 50 years......and just die there happy.....

@hardmanfromamsterdam888

4y↑5

i ember this song fom an ameican tale and couldnt get to sleep as a kid because this song would get stuck in my head

@dianebraun4925

I'm old & have the trouble now.... lol. Lyrics go round & round. Loved the song & show. Watching it again after a 65 yr break.

@kayredburn930

4y↑3

1959 FRANKIE LAINE.....RAWHIDE...LOVE THIS SONG. HE AS A BEAUTIFUL VOICE

@melissakerns109

5y↑28

This is my daddy favorite song he likes this kind of music

@vvsylviacrawford4248

That's the Jam!

@ridewfo1

3y↑2

I'm sure My Great Grandfather would have sung this song if it was sung than. As he was ahead of Cattle Drives. Left his wife and 3 kids at home traveling all the time.

@georgerutherford4180

5y↑3

Totally a one off brilliant

@bobdavis4848

How can he be totally a one-off when he had over 70 hit records?

@davea7602

Good singer

@josephcope7637

5y↑16

Gil Faver was THE MAN. "HEAD 'EM UP ... MOVE 'EM OUT!"

@bishlap

4y↑1

Favor

@MrOnyxWolf

3y↑1

I first heard in Fievel Goes West. And since then, that's how I knew this song.

@Johnlindsey289

I saw that in theaters at age nine and saw blues brothers on video at age ten and those introduced me

@tonyapthorpe1751

5y↑8

Brings back memories of Rowdy Yates(Clint Eastwood)

@TheInkPitOx

4y↑1

The version I remember had the deep-voiced guy say "rawhide" once.

@MrWILLVALL

5y↑5

Frankie was rhe best.

@telfitz2658

4y↑2

My grandson Nolan has always thought it was his song and as a 2 year old he sings
Nolan Nolan Nolan
Nolan Nolan Nolan...

@zokkyzokky662

so pure

@nyrojamesdio765

SALUDOS ESCUCHÁNDOLOS DESDE BARRANCA PERU MARZO DEL 2020

@debbiebregman648

5y↑3

Love this song, and Clint Eastwood was a REAL HOTTIE, back then!

@Lychee.Meowwww

7y↑9

I Love it <3<3<3

@shahidkhattak7271

I first heard his song in gun fight at okay corral 1957 .I watched this movie in 1963 when I was in class 6th

@walterellman3246

Great Song! Jesus Loves You My Dear Friends! John 3:16

@ekunina5410

I love this song. I detest cows and horses. Now that’s saying something. I also love the series too. 😂

@Stridentstrider

4y↑1

greeat song!! the dead kennedys definitely did it some justice

@birdandthe

great stuff, but surely the whips should have been louder and better

@davidburns6073

8y↑35

frankie was great

@KJ-ll4vs

4y↑1

God bless y’all amen 🙏

@chrisg9602

4y↑3

Great show rawhide
Clint Eastwood was in it

@powervideoman

34w

- ¿Quere' una medialuna?
- No, estoy a régimen. Bah sí, dame una... total esto va a explotar en cualquier momento.

@mohamedkimo515

5y↑2

Im from morrocco i love this music

@bobdavis4848

Your great country is spelled "Morocco."

@jerryvan6153

4y↑3

OH! we got BOTH kinds, we got Country AND Western!

@jeneaempson6762

The comment about the rounding up chicken was the funniest thing I heard.remind me of my boys were little.

@jacobrengen

4y↑7

3 am wide awake my mind rolling rolling rolling rawhide

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