I'm back in the saddle again
Out where a friend is a friend
Where the longhorn cattle feed
On the lowly gypsum weed
Back in the saddle again
Ridin' the range once more
Totin' my old .44
Where you sleep out every night
And the only law is right
Back in the saddle again
Whoopi-ty-aye-oh
Rockin' to and fro
Back in the saddle again
Whoopi-ty-aye-yay
I go my way
Back in the saddle again
I'm back in the saddle again
Out where a friend is a friend
Where the longhorn cattle feed
On the lowly gypsum weed
Back in the saddle again
Ridin' the range once more
Totin' my old .44
Where you sleep out every night
And the only law is right
Back in the saddle again
Whoopi-ty-aye-oh
Rockin' to and fro
Back in the saddle again
Whoopi-ty-aye-yay
I go my way
Back in the saddle againI'm back in the saddle again
Out where a friend is a friend
Where the longhorn cattle feed
On the lowly gypsum weed
Back in the saddle again
Ridin' the range once more
Totin' my old .44
Where you sleep out every night
And the only law is right
Back in the saddle again
Whoopi-ty-aye-oh
Rockin' to and fro
Back in the saddle again
Whoopi-ty-aye-yay
I go my way
Back in the saddle again
I'm back in the saddle again
Out where a friend is a friend
Where the longhorn cattle feed
On the lowly gypsum weed
Back in the saddle again
Ridin' the range once more
Totin' my old .44
Where you sleep out every night
And the only law is right
Back in the saddle again
Whoopi-ty-aye-oh
Rockin' to and fro
Back in the saddle again
Whoopi-ty-aye-yay
I go my way
Back in the saddle again
Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Gene Autry / Ray Whitley
Back in the Saddle Again lyrics © Chappell & Co. Inc., Gene Autry's Western Music Publishing Co., Chappell & Co., Inc.
d.: Yaa! Head‘em up, move’em out. Yaaa! Yaa! Get along little kitties. There, that should do it. All present and accounted for…Cal.E., what are you doing here?!
C.: My job. Thanks for the help, d.c.
d.: It felt good to be back in the saddle again, but this was my first time on a cutting horse. That was a new experience! I’m accustomed to figuratively herding house cats since I work in the Human Kennel. This is the first time I’ve ever done it literally, though.
I’m glad The Kennel keeps cutting horses around for such times as these. They’re helpful in rounding up animals when someone comes along and unlocks all of the animal’s cages. A cat lover must have done this, not realizing these cats have committed serious crimes, like cat burglary. I thought that you were supposed to keep a low profile, Cal.E. Why are you at work today?
C.: Well, my and Tucker's lawyer said that the best way to keep a low profile was to go about our usual routines. That’s why I’m at work today. This is my scheduled day to work.
d.: So that means that Tucker is out roughing up other animals, demanding protection money? That sounds like something that could get him into more trouble to me.
C.: No, Tucker’s at home studying. He got Tom to drop the charges. He challenged Tom to a high stakes poker game. Since Tucker’s smarter than Tom and a better poker player too, he won my eleven thousand dollars back, plus our lawyer’s fee and bail money. Here’s the downpayment for the lawyer plus the bail money that you had to put up, d.c. Thanks for believing in us.
d.: I don’t understand. Since Tom dropped the charges, why do you still need a lawyer?
C.: Because the A.D.A. is pressing charges…
d.: I didn’t think that an assistant district attorney had that power.
C.: No, not an assistant D.A, , the Animal District Attorney. He’s pressing charges, trying to make himself look good, since it’s an election year for him.
d.: I see. Does your lawyer think she can win?
C.: She’s putting together a mirror jury to see if we have a chance. If not, she’ll press for an out-of -court settlement. We’re both hoping that we can put this behind us before our June wedding.
d.: Well, you may get a slap on the wrist since you’ve never been in any real trouble before. You may just get sentenced to community service or something along those lines. However, Tucker has been in The Kennel so many times that the warden retired his number! The A.D.A. may throw the book at him. He did threaten the bank teller with a machine gun.
C.: That’s true, but only you, our lawyer, and a few other people on this planet speak Catonese. Besides, it was really an air rifle that he was using. It would have stung, but he couldn’t have really hurt anyone with it.
d.: Was it a Daisy Red Ryder BB gun? That’s all I ever wanted for Christmas when I was a kid, but I never got one!
C.: That’s because your parents were protecting you! You could have put an eye out with that thing!
d.: Yes, well, we’re out of time (and cliches) for today. Please join us tomorrow for another episode of Cal.E.’s Korner.
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