{"data":{"id":"us-nm/12-3-19","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"12-3-19","heading":"State cowboy song.","body":"The words and music of \"Under New Mexico Skies\", written by Syd Masters, are declared to be the official state cowboy song. The words of the state cowboy song are as follows:\n\"(first verse)\nWhere the Piñon Mesa rolls\nAnd the campfire cures your woes\nWatchin' the sly roadrunner flee\nOn the tail of an autumn breeze\nI'm leanin' against a juniper bole\nAs the creek water takes a stroll\n(chorus)\nThat's where you'll find me\nWhere the big back country lies\nThere the cowboy's free to ride\nOut under New Mexico skies\n(second verse)\nWhere the lean jack hops along\nAnd the coyote sings his song\nUp high the rocky spires shade\nThe sunny desert days\nI'm leanin' against adobe walls of old\nTheir stories to be told\n(chorus)\nThat's where you'll find me\nWhere the big back country lies\nThere the cowboy's free to ride\nOut under New Mexico skies\n(third verse)\nJust me and a covey of gamblin' quail\nLopin' down the Turquoise Trail\n(chorus)\nThat's where you'll find me\nWhere the big back country lies\nThere the cowboy's free to ride\nOut under New Mexico skies.\"","path":["Chapter 12 - Miscellaneous Public Affairs Matters","ARTICLE 3 State Seal, Song and Symbols"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18512/index.do","current_through":"2025-06-20","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"1b3723d1a35bbecb5502d1aa07df19c75daf0c4316f84930eb476fb1ce104b19","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/12-3-18","next":"us-nm/12-4-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}