The influence of Hollywood movies together with the advertising industry has created an impression of the cowboy as a romantic, glamorous and courageous fighter. To this day he adorns the packaging of one of the word's favourite brands of cigarette. A glimpse into the history of the cowboys shows that the truth was very different. At the end of the American Civil War, the cowboys mustered free-roaming cattle in Texas and thus responded to the increasing demand for meat due to the growth of the population on the East Coast of the USA. The life of the cowboy was wild, free and violent. Fighting, especially after visiting a bar at the end of the trail, sometimes led to death as every man was armed. Cowboy and western songs often tell of the cowboy's hard, dangerous and lonely lives. Many of these songs have become widely known and are still sung today. This collection presents ten of the most popular cowboy and western songs arranged for two-part male chorus and piano accompaniment. All the pieces each are included in the booklet also as clear and compact photocopiable songsheets (voices TB without piano accompaniment) besides the full score (voices with piano accompaniment).