Don Williams - My Rifle, My Pony and Me.

[jimrockone]

beautiful, but as nnhslup says, no one will ever come close to Dion

[carnut476]

DEAN & RICK WERE FROM THE NORTH THEY HAD NEVER SEEN A COW EXCEPT ON TV TILL THEY WERE GROWN. . .

[sfbopp1]

Agree that Dean and Ricky a tish better, but anybody that dislikes the Gentle Giant doesn't have a clue about real music appreciation.

[barrygioportmorien1]

Nice version, but nobody can beat Dean's and Ricky's.

[KittyinVA]

Best version, after Dino's and Rick's,  I've ever heard.

[jjbeerj]

when I'm riding my horse,I love to sing this song,Annie

[Classicguy66]

This is what I call country music.

[paulboon]

love both

[RTWLRz]

Dino sings it 10 times better!

[zetokiva]

Not even close Dino's(Dean Martin) Version with Ricky Nelson. Nice song.

[cy750]

I like him singing it rather than Dean Martin

[strongsancho]

Fantastic version and great voice. Just a question, where is "Gonna hang my sombrero on the limb of a tree. Coming home sweet my darling just my rifle pony and me"?. It's so short.

[doxx357]

i love this song......



[his1sparrow]

Don didn't sing this song in the movie Rio Bravo..Dean Martin & Ricky Nelson sang it. I am a devoted fan of Don Williams though.

[prevost44]

Désolée, c'est bien, mais ça ne vaudra jamais Dean Martin et Ricky Nelson.

[imahaint]

This same album has the song, "We're All The Way," which I would love to hear again. Eric Clapton has a cover of this, but I would love to hear Don sing it. Could you possibly get it up on your site?

[divinilla100]

Esta canción me trae recuerdos de mi infancia junto a mi padre,es preciosa¡¡¡Gracias¡¡¡.

[RiflemanRay1]

GREAT....RiflemanRay

[ContryJose]

el sueño del vaquero

[jpmiracle]

OMG I have loved country music since I was a child in my little village in Mexico. I was lucky enough to become in touch with this kind of music, obviously I did not know what the lyrics said, but there was something about the music and the voices that made me dream of horses, cattle, cowboys and the open range. Thank God for country music.

[redfoxx123]

@jpmiracle

[MRjandean1]

I AM A DEAN MARTIN FAN AND BELIEVE ME TILL IN MY BONES/ WHEN I SAW DON SING IT TOO I LISTEN GREAT DON WELDONE I LOOKED MORE SONGS DON DIDN SING WELLLLLLLLLLLL HIS LORDI HOPE THIS IS GOOD . IS A BLESSING FOR ME JAN FROM THE NETHERLANDS

[nnhslup]

NO one will ever come close to Dean Martin on this song.

[12docholiday]

@nnhslup: I respectfully disagree.

[tavbf]

makes me feel better.

[lillithanne]

Rio Bravo my favorite JW movie. This song is one of my favorite scenes. I also have a version by Ricky alone on an old 33 1/3 vinyl... And this version is every bit as good as either of those versions. I wouldn't want to have to chose between them because I love them all.

[sneakypete971]

This song just goes so easy off the tongue. You hear it and you just wanna think about the good things you remember. The easy timbre of his voice takes you back to grandpa and the good life. Baloney sandwiches, riding to town, sitting on the porch, whipporwhills, shucking corn, family get togethers, sunday afternoon baseball and John Wayne movies....

[Phenomator]

Now this guy is good but im sorry and i know ill get a fair bit of hate for this but..........Dean Martin shits all over this guy especially for this song

[YoshiroShin]

@Phenomator You're gonna get hate cause you really could have said that better like "I think Dean Martin's version is much better than this one" or something like that.

[mre000123]

Such a smooth and unique voice......There will never be another like Don Williams

[GenericGene]

Great voice - *****

[dajczu82]

The best song I`ve ever heard in western movie;) Check my cover of this song pls;)

[Danyo2k6]

good tune 

[saki2789]

Que formidable y entrañable Película RIO BRAVO, principal tema de Cuyo Esta canción Época , El Sueño del vaquero Lejos de Su Hogar sin . Mi fusil , mi caballo , y yo.

[Mr40520]

love it.. great song... hits u' heart..

[icwis]

This song was actually written by Dimitri Tiomkin and Paul Francis Webster. Dimitri actually wrote the music for an earlier John Wayne movie, but adapted it for Rio Bravo. Don Williams does a remarkable job, as usual, but you must admit, Dean Martin owns this song after singing it in the movie.

[truck4jack]

this will always be a dean martin song. but i love don williams version too. he has a smooth voice as well

[OttomansAlive]

I love this song. Always imagine myself driving 67 Shelby Gt500.

Nice song, thank you for sharing with us..

[hcorruption]

This song was wrote by Ricky Nelson and was performed by Ricky and Dean Martin in the John Wayne movie "Rio Bravo". Awesome movie!

[shilo39]

What  a Film and what great STARS and cracking SONGS

[d1sailer]

nobody can top this version

[22ratshot]

He did it on his album "Borrowed Tales"

[zaaritha]

Wich movie?

Dean Martin sang...........

[FLHausser]

@zaaritha

Rio Bravo.. Dean Martin and Ricky Nelson

[geneobug]

Don Williams is a fantastic singer & such a humble person.

[ChristianCowgirl101]

love his voice. :)

[MrBluenosenumber1]

Not heard this before by Don.Excellent

[natirejo]

cowboy is my life ,i m cowboy,,,

[headway37]

What a classic voice. I got the pleasure to tour with Don Williams in the UK...what a man! What a voice! Love this song...never heard this version. Thanks

[changobilly22]

i will always prefer Dean's

but this one is NOT bad

if i hadnt hear Deans first

this one would win

and this song alone should tell you why

Old Country is WAY better than anythin new

i mean, i listen to everythin, from old hip hop to punk(real punk)

and i will never get tired of listenin to Old Country

[RoccoTex]

I agree this is good but I like Deano"s better. His is purer. This one throws in an Am chord that is not needed. It makes it too complicated.

[korvologik42]

@RoccoTex - Do you know what key Don is singing in? And what chords are used? This key is good for my voice but I don't know which one it is.

[okiebornbred]

@korvologik42 Key of A. Chords are A, D and F#m but you could just play it using A and D. Dean Martin and Ricky Nelson played theirs in C just using C and F, no minor (Am in key of C). Hope this helps, Good Luck!

[choicejag]

yippy kiiiiyaaaaaaaa

[DocMoonlight]

I was surprised to learn that Dimitri Tiomkin first used this tune in another Howard Hawks film, "Red River". It didn't have words until "Rio Bravo".

[headway37]

@DocMoonlight Like to hear that song too...that version I mean

[satteltramp1]

ich spiele diesen titel schon seit langer zeit.

nach rio bravo finde ich don williams version

am besten.

[foreverbebeful]

Time for a COWBOY is right:) lol....

[docsavage98]

Best version outside of Dean's....Don's is my all time favorite singer but Dean was just smooth and well oiled in the voice...very underappreciated.

[jwdundon]

My thoughts exactly! I THOUGHT Don had a SMOOTH voice, ("Good Ol Boys" -- need I say more)

but, wow Dean did it better. (BUT Ricky's wasn't there)

I wonder if we could replace rickys ' words' with Don's?????

I would pay for a copy of that!

[CARPENTERXXXL]

Sweeeeeeeet!!!!!!!!!.......Top draw

[satteltramp1]

die beste version nach rio bravo

[stansell1]

Of course Dean and Ricky's version may be a bit better. It's a classic! But no one else can come even close to doing this as great as "The Gentle Giant" himself! Country singers today sound too much alike and sound too much like rock music. Sorry, but everyone after Garth Brooks everything went down hill!!

[jwdundon]

it USED to be Country & Western.... Now its POP and they call it "Country"!

Look up 'Red Stegall' thats western,. BUT not played on the "pop" (oops, I mean "Country" charts)!

There is still SOME 'real country & Western' out there, but hard to find!

[kitki91]

that's soo true, i mean i'm only 18 and i prefer the old country

[pptaylor94]

Not as good as Dean Martin & Ricky Nelson.

[karlcolt]

Karlcolt A real good cowboy song. Don Williams sings it just as good as Dean Martin & Rick Nelson.

[nickrules68]

im not a yank but this is good music

[JOD1948]

Thanks for posting. What a wonderful song!

[RiflemanRay1]

I love this song and the movie Rio Bravo....RiflemanRay

[spacegirl3333]

Nice, but no one does it like Dean Martin and Ricky Nelson.

[revelrot]

love harmonica but .... Dean Martin and Rick Nelson do better with the song. It's my opinion....just mine... Stay cool, please !

[DavePI2]

a wonderfull version of the song from a great country singer

[onken77]

Oh...that's nice, really.

BUT ...also watch out for my favourite version of this song, It's from THE DALTONS, bremen, germany.

It's also watchable here on YouTube.

[SmokeyandtheBandit77]

such a great sound it makes me think of the old west

[Grifiki]

An Old Dino Song from Rio Bravo. But again another version. Great Don!

[Gaffelfall]

Zweifellos einer der besten Countrysänger, Don Williams

[compclueless]

I never knew he sang this song too! Always loved it after the J.W. movie. Such a beautiful soft voice, he sings in a similar as Dan Seals. These guys were so good they didn't have to scream it!

[Redplanetlover]

@compclueless

Dean Martin sang this song in the movie(Rio Bravo) with an assist from Ricky Nelson

[stansell1]

This would be a great tribute to the late (but great) Dan Seals. R.I.P. Dan. He passed away this past March 25, 2009.

[redfoxx123]

@stansell1 I didn't know that. To bad, he was a good singer.

[Dogote82]

@stansell1 WHAT?! How did i miss that??? and i'm just now hearing this a year later?

:(

[lamouchemorte]

Did he originally write this song?

[DefMode66]

Dimitri Tiomkin and Paul Francis Webster wrote this song as part of the original score for the Rio Bravo soundtrack. Dean Martin and Ricky Nelson performed this in the 1959 movie.

[HAdrian1239]

He didn't really retire from music all together, he's put out a new album as of last year, but he has, retired from touring and much of the commercial aspect of the business.

I had then chance to see him at a local amusement park that same year his retirement was announced. I wanted to stay badly, but I had some friends with me in a rush to go, so I never got to see him in concert. :-(

Hopefully he will decide to tour again at some point even if just a limited engagement.

[zkdevil]

amazing low smooth voice.....simply amazing

[FanofGeorge]

Oh how I wish this man with his golden voice hadn't retired. I wish him all the best though whatever he is doing now. Just we miss him.

A fan, Barb

[HeyMrKong33]

Oh, that man is smooth. That man is smoooooth.

[anmaba3]

tolle Stimme, toller Typ!!

[87fingerslouie]

Gotta love that Confederate Officers slouch hat.

[altadutch]

Just my rifle, my pony and me. Great!

[tanimara44]

Geil

[garrettrob]

Dean Martin and Ricky Nelson sang this in Rio Bravo. Great movie, and great scene.

[reno93535]

I'll take note when I watch it again.

[brandonha]

Im listening to this and I gotta say, I prefer Dean Martin and Ricky Nelson.