Ride a Wide Circle

Owen Badgett is a Montana cowboy who has written a treasury of stories and
poems that I have read multiple times. He is what Wally McRae describes as a
“cowboy of the old school.” Two of the lines of the poem before the song are
written by Owen. The rest is my tribute to him and to those fortunate few who
are part of generational ranching and farming families. My own father was a
farmer raised by a farmer who was raised by a farmer. I included the traditional
“May the Circle Be Unbroken” to honor the connection between families and
the land they caretake.

Words and Music: Mary Kaye
May the Circle Be Unbroken: Habershon/Gabriel (1907)
Publisher: Don't Fence Me In Records