Based on an English lyrical song that dates back to 1640, "The Old Chisholm Trail" was modified by the cowboy idiom.
It has been recorded by the world's most popular Western singers, including Harry McClintock, Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, Bing Crosby, Woody Guthrie, Randy Travis, Michael Martin Murphey, Tex Ritter, Jack Elliot, Charlie Daniels, and Riders in the Sky.
The song was partially covered in the now-defunct Disneyland attraction "America Sings".
[4] In 2001, author Rosalyn Shanzer wrote a children's book based on the song.
It follows the adventures of some cowboys and their cattle as they travel the Old Chisholm Trail from Texas to Kansas.