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Aug 30, 2017
I believe the correct phrase is "Blow you old blue norther". No 'n'. A blue norther is a cold front that sweeps across the plains.
It adds context. If he is on his way east from California just ahead of a winter storm, it means the rodeo season has finally ended. She has been waiting since the season started in spring.
I first heard this song in 1969, which fixed it in current events for me. He would have signed up in 1966, probably infantry, maybe 1st Cavalry. There are two more years of waiting while she reads about distant places like Khe Sanh hidden in those lyrics.
Spending the bitter plains winter with your love in a shack next to the stable sounds like a happy ending.