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Hopalong Cassidy Songs
"The Angels Handed Me A Rose" (Hoppy's Song For Grace)
"Following the Stars" (First song in a Hopalong Cassidy movie)"Hoppy, Topper and Me" (Official Hopalong Cassidy Music)
"Hopalong Cassidy (Clippity, Clippity, Clop)"
"Hoppy, Gene and Me" (recorded by Roy Rogers)
"Along Come Hopalong Cassidy" (recorded by Braden Corby)
"Hoppy's Gone" (recorded by Roger Miller)
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Is this a Hopalong Cassidy song collection?
You may have seen this collection available on eBay or other sites and assume that it contains sheet music from Hopalong Cassidy westerns.
Even though there is a picture of "Bill Boyd (Hopalong Cassidy)" on the cover, none of the song lyrics are from Hopalong Cassidy westerns.
There are only a few movie scenes from Hoppy films as illustrations.
This is a collection of movie scenes and song lyrics that has little to do with Hopalong Cassidy.Buyer beware!
A shout out to musicians!
Are you looking for western songs to perform or record?
How about a song or two about Hopalong Cassidy?
Take a look at the songs on this page and if you would like copies of the music (if available), write to:
Songs about Hopalong Cassidy
"The Angels Handed Me A Rose"
(Hoppy's Song For Grace)
©© PineTree Music
Songwriter Roger Lee Hall has written a new song about
Mr. and Mrs. Hopalong Cassidy --
William Boyd and Grace Bradley Boyd.
This song, with lyrics by Susie Coffman
from her book, Follow Your Stars (2005), is titled:"The Angels Handed Me A Rose
(Hoppy's Song For Grace)"
Roger sang his new song in Cambridge, Ohio at the
20th anniversary Hopalong Cassidy Bar 20 Reunion in 2010.Upon learning of the passing of Grace Bradley Boyd,
Roger has dedicated this song in her memory.The instrumental version of this song
(with the lyrics in a separate file)
included on this multi-media DVD:
"Peace-Lovin' Blues" - Survival Songs (memoir)
and Cowboy Songs Corral Round-Up
by Roger Lee Hall
"Following the Stars" (1935)
[Sheet music cover from first song in a Hopalong Cassidy movie]
It is not generally known that there were over 40 songs featured
in Hopalong Cassidy westerns between 1935 and 1947.While it is true that Hopalong Cassidy was not a singing cowboy, there were singers and singing groups featured in his westerns, especially during the 1930s and early 1940s.
In the first film of the long-running series, titled HOP-A-LONG CASSIDY (1935), "Following the Stars" was sung by James (or Jimmy) Ellison playing Johnny Nelson. He wasn't a strong singer but did very nicely making this song an important part of the film's story.
According to the script for that first Hopalong Cassidy western, William Boyd was supposed to sing "Following the Stars" in the last scene while he is riding off into the sunset. It is difficult to tell if he is really singing but even if William Boyd sang with the other two actors, he never did sing again in a Hopalong Cassidy western.
There is a list of all the song titles and information on the singers in this book on a multimedia disc titled,
"Following the Stars"
Music & Memories of Hopalong Cassidy
See also the DVD available at
Cowboy Songs Corral
"Hoppy, Topper and Me" (1951)
[Sheet music cover provided by a Hopalong Cassidy collector, Thanks, F.R.]
With lyrics by L. Wolfe Gilbert and music by Nacio Herb Brown (who also wrote the music for "Singin' in the Rain"), this rare "Official Hopalong Cassidy Music" was produced in 1951 by Nacio Publications and distributed by Consolidated Music Publishers in New York City.
This is the Refrain:
Last night in dreams, whom did I see?
Hoppy, Topper and Me.
Riding together, just we three:
Hoppy, Topper and Me.It is not known if this song was ever recorded.
"Hopalong Cassidy
(Clippity, Clippity, Clop)"
This song was written by Harry Leon and Jack Henry
and published by Box & Cox in London, England in 1954.
Here is a promotional copy of the sheet music cover from
Joe Caro's colorful illustrated guide, Hopalong Cassidy Collectibles:
There were several recordings made in the UK of this delightful song. This is the chorus of the song:
Hopalong Cassidy Clippity clippity clop,
Hopalong Cassidy Clippity clippity clop,
He rides by day, he rides by night,
His gun by his side 'cos he can fight,
Hopalong Cassidy got 'em on the run,
Hopalong Cassidy hand upon your gun,
Once upon the trail you'll bet he'll never stop,
So Hopalong Cassidy clippity clippity clop.One recording was made by child singer Mandy Miller in 1954 on a Parlophone 78 RPM (R3908).
Another one was a 78 RPM made by Sam Browne and The Sunshine Kids which is available on
A more elaborate recording of the song was made by Billy Cotton and His Band, with Allan Breeze and His Bandits.
"Hopalong Cassidy (Clippity Clippity Clop)" was sung for the first time in public in nearly 50 years by songwriter, Roger Hall, at the Hopalong Cassidy Festival in Cambridge, Ohio in 2000.
You can read about it and listen to a recording on the multi-media
CD-ROM playable on your computer titled,"Following the Stars"- Music & Memories of Hopalong Cassidy
"Hoppy, Gene and Me" (1975)
William Boyd (Hopalong Cassidy) with Gene Autry and others
William Boyd with Roy Rogers and Spade Cooley
A song by Thomas ("Snuff") Garrett, Stephen Dorff, and Milton Brown.
Written in 1975, it was the last hit record for singing cowboy star,
Roy Rogers.
"Along Come Hopalong Cassidy" (1981)
This song by Braden Corby was released in 1981 as a 45 RPM on the Double A Records label. He wrote on his website:"The song got virtually no airplay -- except for a small town in southern Alberta --Stettler--there we rocketed to the number 6 spot. My claim to fame is that I hit the top ten in Stettler, Alberta. I gave up recording after that and stuck to live entertainment."
There are some folks who still remember his song.
To read about this song, click on this link:
"Hoppy's Gone" (1972)
Most poignant of all was the song by Johnny Slate, Larry Henley and Red Lane.
It was written in 1972 just after the death of William Lawrence Boyd.This touching memorial song was sensitively sung by Roger Miller and
available on this recommended 3 CD box set:
King of the Road: The Genius of Roger Miller
You are invited to pick some favorite tunes
in the annual event known as
Read all about the annual Hopalong Cassidy Festivals
and Reunions held in Cambridge, Ohio
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