Hold That Critter Down
Sons Of The Pioneers Lyrics

It's roundup time and the weather's fine
It's time to round up the cattle and the weather is good

And the strays must all be branded
All the stray cattle must be marked with a brand

The irons fry and the dogies cry
The branding irons are hot and the young cattle are making noise

But the old man has commanded
But the boss has ordered us to do it

So all day long I sing this song
So I keep singing this song all day long

"Hold that critter down!"
"Hold that animal still!"

Hold him down, burn his hide
Hold the animal still and burn its skin with the branding iron

There's extra pay for every day
We will get paid extra for every day we work

So hold that critter down
So hold that animal still

Burn his hide! Hold him down!
Burn the animal's skin and hold it still

When the sun goes down and the moon comes 'round
When the sun sets and the moon rises

To the old cook shack we're headin'
We are going to the old cook shack

We'll throw the pie in the Chink cook's eye
We will throw a pie in the Chinese cook's face

And tie him up in his beddin'
And tie him up in his bedding

And make him run to the tune of a gun
And make him run with the sound of a gun

So hold that critter down
So hold that person down

Hold him down, burn his hide
Hold the person down and hurt them

There's extra pay for every day
We will get paid extra for every day we work

So hold that critter down
So hold that person down

Burn his hide! Hold him down!
Hurt him and hold him still

I'll head for town when the boss comes 'round
I will leave for town when the boss comes around

With the back pay that he owes me
With the money that the boss owes me

Get drunk as sin with my old pal, Jim
Get very drunk with my friend Jim

And land where the bouncer throws me
And end up where the bouncer throws me out

Then bet him ten he can't do it again
Then bet him ten dollars that he can't throw me out again

So hold that critter down
So hold that person down

Hold him down, burn his hide
Hold the person down and hurt them

There's extra pay for every day
We will get paid extra for every day we work

So hold that critter down
So hold that person down

Burn his hide! Hold him down!
Hurt him and hold him still

Back next day with ten minute's pay
Back the next day with only ten minutes worth of pay

Left from the cheque that I drew
Left from the paycheck that I received

The boss said, "Son, you're a son of a gun
The boss said, "You are a good worker"

But I wish that I was like you"
But I wish that I was more like you

So I'll burn hair for next month's tear
So I will work hard to get more pay next month

And hold that critter down!
And hold that animal/person down

Hold him down, burn his hide
Hold the animal/person down and hurt them

There's extra pay for every day
We will get paid extra for every day we work

So hold that critter down
So hold that animal/person down

Burn his hide! Hold him down!
Hurt him and hold him still

I got him down, now burn his hide
I got the animal/person down, now hurt them