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What are the lyrics to "Settle Down" from the Movie Red River?
The song in the opening sequence of the movie was, I believe, written by Dmitri Tiomkin, as was the score to the movie as well. The lyrics were sung by a Russian men's chorus, singing the words phonetically. Many of the phrases are rather muddy sounding, making it nearly impossible to understand the words. I have searched the internet, to no avail, trying to find the lyrics, and I am beginning to think such a thing does not exist! I have the words to the intro:
You doggies have traveled all day
How come you keep strayin' away?
Then PART of the body of the song:
Settle down, little doggies
This is home for tonight
Settle down, little doggies
We'll be travelin' soon as it's light
THEN it gets murky with the second part of the body of the song. "little doggies" is all I can pick out from the lines, and the last line is:
So tonight you'd better settle down
Can ANYONE provide these lyrics?? I would appreciate it if you can!
4 Answers
- Ding-DingLv 78 years agoFavorite Answer
It's not a full song because it was written only as an introduction to the movie Red River (Rio Bravo) as the main fanfare of the title and actors flashed on the screen, you do have most of the lyrics already. Here is a site, it's mostly in Spanish: http://ganarseunacre.blogspot.com/2011/06/red-rive...
These are the words from that site by Dmitri Tiomkin, but even that is uncertain:
"your doggies have traveled all day
Our doggies keep strayin' away
Settle down little doggies
We'll be home before tonight
Settle down little doggies
You'll be travelin' soon in time
Look away little doggie
Steal away through the pines
Look away little doggie
So for now you better settle down"
The link in the sources box details of of the movies for which Dmitri Tiomkin wrote music. Red River is about 3 fifths of the way down.
- 5 years ago
Rio Bravo and Red River are two different movies. Red River in Spanish would be Rio Rojo. Rio Bravo in English is Brave River.
- 4 years ago
"Your doggies have traveled all day
Your doggies keep strayin' away
Settle down little doggies
We'll be home before tonight
Settle down little doggies
We'll be travelin' soon as it's light
Look away little doggie
Don't steal away through the pines
Look away little doggie
So for now you better settle down"
- 6 years ago
Thanks for the response, but since I asked the question here, I have found that site you posted already and read the lyrics. They just don t match what I hear. But t thanks anyway!
