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Statutes > New-mexico > Chapter-12 > Article-3 > Section-12-3-19

12-3-19. State cowboy song.

The words and music of "Under New Mexico Skies", written by Syd Masters, are declared to be the official state cowboy song.  The words of the state cowboy song are as follows:

"(first verse) 

Where the Piñon Mesa rolls 

And the campfire cures your woes 

Watchin' the sly roadrunner flee 

On the tail of an autumn breeze 

I'm leanin' against a juniper bole 

As the creek water takes a stroll  

(chorus) 

That's where you'll find me  

Where the big back country lies 

There the cowboy's free to ride 

Out under New Mexico skies 

(second verse) 

Where the lean jack hops along 

And the coyote sings his song 

Up high the rocky spires shade 

The sunny desert days 

I'm leanin' against adobe walls of old 

Their stories to be told 

(chorus) 

That's where you'll find me 

Where the big back country lies 

There the cowboy's free to ride  

Out under New Mexico skies 

(third verse) 

Just me and a covey of gamblin' quail 

Lopin' down the Turquoise Trail 

(chorus) 

That's where you'll find me 

Where the big back country lies 

There the cowboy's free to ride 

Out under New Mexico skies."

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > New-mexico > Chapter-12 > Article-3 > Section-12-3-19

12-3-19. State cowboy song.

The words and music of "Under New Mexico Skies", written by Syd Masters, are declared to be the official state cowboy song.  The words of the state cowboy song are as follows:

"(first verse) 

Where the Piñon Mesa rolls 

And the campfire cures your woes 

Watchin' the sly roadrunner flee 

On the tail of an autumn breeze 

I'm leanin' against a juniper bole 

As the creek water takes a stroll  

(chorus) 

That's where you'll find me  

Where the big back country lies 

There the cowboy's free to ride 

Out under New Mexico skies 

(second verse) 

Where the lean jack hops along 

And the coyote sings his song 

Up high the rocky spires shade 

The sunny desert days 

I'm leanin' against adobe walls of old 

Their stories to be told 

(chorus) 

That's where you'll find me 

Where the big back country lies 

There the cowboy's free to ride  

Out under New Mexico skies 

(third verse) 

Just me and a covey of gamblin' quail 

Lopin' down the Turquoise Trail 

(chorus) 

That's where you'll find me 

Where the big back country lies 

There the cowboy's free to ride 

Out under New Mexico skies."


State Codes and Statutes

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > New-mexico > Chapter-12 > Article-3 > Section-12-3-19

12-3-19. State cowboy song.

The words and music of "Under New Mexico Skies", written by Syd Masters, are declared to be the official state cowboy song.  The words of the state cowboy song are as follows:

"(first verse) 

Where the Piñon Mesa rolls 

And the campfire cures your woes 

Watchin' the sly roadrunner flee 

On the tail of an autumn breeze 

I'm leanin' against a juniper bole 

As the creek water takes a stroll  

(chorus) 

That's where you'll find me  

Where the big back country lies 

There the cowboy's free to ride 

Out under New Mexico skies 

(second verse) 

Where the lean jack hops along 

And the coyote sings his song 

Up high the rocky spires shade 

The sunny desert days 

I'm leanin' against adobe walls of old 

Their stories to be told 

(chorus) 

That's where you'll find me 

Where the big back country lies 

There the cowboy's free to ride  

Out under New Mexico skies 

(third verse) 

Just me and a covey of gamblin' quail 

Lopin' down the Turquoise Trail 

(chorus) 

That's where you'll find me 

Where the big back country lies 

There the cowboy's free to ride 

Out under New Mexico skies."