Clint Eastwood sings about the poor drover's life he lives as Rowdy Yates in the TV series Rawhide. The scene comes from 'Incident of the Hostages', the twenty-seventh episode of the series' fifth season. It first aired on April 19, 1963. Also in this scene: James Murdock (as Mushy), Leslie Wales (as Yellow Sky), Suzanne Cupito (as Winter Night) and Tony Haig (as Running Dog).

The song also appeared on the album 'Rawhide's Clint Eastwood Sings Cowboy Favorites' and was released on the B-side of the Eastwood single 'Cowboy Wedding Song'. 'Rowdy' was composed by Jerre Lee Turner. Credited Music Supervisor for the episode was Leon Klatzkin.

The scene can be seen on one of the dvd's of The Complete Rawhide Collection, available on Amazon.com: https://www.amazon.com/Rawhide-Comple...

Lyrics:

Riding hard, riding fast, always on the go.
This is just a drover's life, this is all I know.
Head 'em up, move 'em out, always on the run.
Got to make a few more miles before the setting sun.

Well, I've never had a love to call my own.
A poor drover's life is always alone.

Into every cattle town it's always been the same:
they think I'm just a saddle bum, they don't know my name.
I guess that I am rough alright but I've never done no wrong.
This is such a lonely trail, oh Lord it seems so long.

I'm gonna leave someday, go far, far away.
And find me a home and love of my own.

When I find that little girl - and I will someday -
I'm gonna treat her kind and good, I'll change my rowdy ways.

Well, I've never had a love to call my own.
A poor drover's life is always alone.
And I'm gonna leave someday, go far, far away.
And find me a home and love, and love of my own.