Cimarron (Roll On) by Johnny Bond "In 1938, the Jimmy Wakely Trio, of which I was a member, was broadcasting 'live' on Radio Station WKY, Oklahoma City. As was out custom, we always opened out shows with a fast, rollicking, upbeat type of western song, since it was mostly western material that we featured. As time passed, we soon tired of much of the limited selections at our disposal, and the opinion was expressed that we sorely needed a new 'opener.' I had recently viewed the re-release of the movie Cimarron, starring Richard Dix and Irene Dunne, in which I noted the absence of a featured number using the popular title. We were well familiar with the Cimarron River which runs through the northern part of Oklahoma, having crossed it many times in out travels. There was a county by that same name as well as several towns throughout the area. With all this in mind, I sat myself down, guitar in hand, with the express purpose of turning out a song which we could use on our shows. In the days of live radio, 'Cimarron' was used by many acts as their opening and closing theme." —Johnny Bond Cimarron (Roll On) Cimarron, roll on To my lonely song Carry me away From the skies of gray Tho' I'm feelin' blue I'll roll on with you To the ocean blue Cimarron, roll on. Buy the song Cimarron (Roll On)