Rita Hosking, Little Joe

Rita Hosking's Little Joe (new, unreleased song) with Sean Feder on dobro. Little Joe was a woman who lived disguised as a man in the old west of Owyhee County, Idaho. Found out upon her death.
Folks have asked for the lyrics:

Name's Joe Monahan, how do you do?
I'm your first rate wrangler, I'm a buckaroo.
Owyhee County out in Southern Idaho,
is where they all call me Little Joe.
Rain rain, rain...
I worked in the mines, the mills and the pen
and I can rope, shoot and ride with the best of the men.
I served on juries, and I vote each year,
and I can make a little bit to send back to my dear--
rain rain, rain...
I came to the West my fortune to seek in an honorable way with these hands and on my feet.
How come a soul's got to go so damn far just to make themselves a livin', just to be who they are?
rain rain, rain...
Well, I built this dugout out of mud and sagebrush and in the dry, desert heat it's grown hard and grown tough.
God's flood'll come, wash it all away, and the day that I die I think I know what they'll say--
rain rain, rain...
I miss the rain.
Name's Joe Monahan, how do you do? I'm your first rate wrangler, I'm a buckaroo.
Owyhee County, out in Southern Idaho, that's where they all call me Little Joe.
rain rain, rain...
I miss the rain.

copyright Rita Hosking

Category:

Music

Tags:

• unsigned
• americana
• folk
• Rita
• Hosking
• Idaho
• bluegrass

[bluegrasgirl]

I can tell this is a wonderful piece. Unfortunately the mic picked up the instruments far better than the vocals (which was enjoyable)....but i wish I could have heard your lyrics better.

[Michaelmc352]

Still waiting on that Belfast visit, Rita...:)

[nomad74777]

Can't wait to see you preform in Redding, Ca. on Nov 19th!

[Michaelmc352]

Astonishingly good.

[roachmeistercom]

Wow...