The term “leavin’ Cheyenne” got to be synonymous with saying, “Goodbye, I’m going away for a while.” Followers of Jesus are called to leave Cheyenne, that is, to say goodbye to the present.

Goodbye, old Paint, I'm a-leaving Cheyenne. Oh, hitch up your horses, And feed them some hay, And seat yourself by me As long as you stay. Goodbye, old Paint, I'm a-leaving Cheyenne. The song was first collected by songwriter, N. Howard "Jack" Thorp in his 1921 book Songs of the Cowboys. Members of the Western Writers of America chose it as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time.. Authorship. Goodbye, old Paint, I’m leavin’ Cheyenne.” This song became such a classic it was used as the last song at most dances. Farewell fair ladies I'm leaving Cheyenne Goodbye my little darling, my pony won't stand. It was adapted into the 1974 drama film Lovin' Molly which McMurtry disliked. Find album reviews, stream songs, credits and award information for Leaving Cheyenne - The Gillette Brothers on AllMusic Leaving Cheyenne is the second novel written by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Larry McMurtry.The 1962 western portrays the lives of people living in Texas from about 1920 to about 1965. Goodbye, old Paint, I'm a-leaving Cheyenne. In the middle of the ocean there grows a green tree But it [] falls to the girl that loves me. Listen to Leavin' Cheyenne from Ian Tyson's Boots, Buckles & Spurs - 50 Songs …
Leaving Cheyenne This song is by Ramblin' Jack Elliott and appears on the album I Stand Alone (2006). This attraction is underscored in a key scene in which Shane and Marian dance together briefly at a 4th of July picnic to a melancholy western folk waltz called "Goodbye Old Paint--I'm Leaving Cheyenne." The few times I've seen the film I found this tune stuck in my head at the end, even though it lasted less than one minute in the score. Find album reviews, stream songs, credits and award information for Leaving Cheyenne - The Gillette Brothers on AllMusic "Goodbye Old Paint" is a traditional Western song that was created by black cowboy, Charley Willis. Old Paint, Old Paint, I'm leaving Cheyenne Goodbye Old Paint I'm leaving Cheyenne Old Paint's a good pony, and she paces when she can. Goodbye Old Paint I'm leaving Cheyenne Goodbye Old Paint I'm a-leaving Cheyenne Leaving Cheyenne I'm bound for Montana Goodbye Old Paint I'm a-leaving Cheyenne Paint's a good pony She paces when she can Old Bill Jones had two daughter and a son One … Goodbye, old Paint, I'm a-leaving Cheyenne.