<P> Although the song has long been associated with Gene Autry , the original version of `` Back in the Saddle Again '' was written by Ray Whitley for the film Border G - Man ( RKO Pictures , June 24 , 1938 ) starring George O'Brian , Laraine Day , and Ray Whitley in which Ray Whitley and his Six Bar Cowboys sang the song . As Ray Whitley 's Rangers , Whitley recorded the song for Decca Records on 26 October 1938 , matrix number 64701 , issued as Decca 5628 backed with `` On the Painted Desert '' , matrix number 64703 . </P>
<P> Although the song has long been associated with Gene Autry , the original version of `` Back in the Saddle Again '' was written by Ray Whitley for the film Border G - Man ( RKO Pictures , June 24 , 1938 ) starring George O'Brian , Laraine Day , and Ray Whitley in which Ray Whitley and his Six Bar Cowboys sang the song . As Ray Whitley 's Rangers , Whitley recorded the song for Decca Records on 26 October 1938 , matrix number 64701 , issued as Decca 5628 backed with `` On the Painted Desert '' , matrix number 64703 . </P>
who sings i 'm back in the saddle again
who sings i 'm back in the saddle again
Gene Autry Ray Whitley and his Six Bar Cowboys
Gene Autry Ray Whitley and his Six Bar Cowboys