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When hard times come they sit a spell,
Like kin folk come to stay
A-packin' troubles, pets an' kids
That always get 'n your way.
It's drought an' flood, an' flood an' drought,
There ain't much in-between.
You work like hell to make 'em good,
But still they're sorta lean.
The ranch went under late last year,
The drought got mighty tough.
The boss held-out a long, long time,
But finally said, "enough!"
So here I am dispatchin' cops
An' watchin' felons sleep,
In Junction, at the county jail,
A job I'll prob'ly keep.
The wife, she works at Leisure Lodge,
Where older people stay,
A-makin' beds an' moppin' floors
To earn some 'extra' pay.
Though "extra pay's" the term I used,
It goes to payin' rent,
An' after all the bills are paid,
We wonder where it went.
We hocked my saddle, guns an' chaps,
An' then our weddin' rings;
Then when we couldn't pay the loan,
They sold the 'dad-blamed' things.
We felt real bad a day or two
But then we let it go,
Cause it got Christmas for the kids
When money got real slow.
When hard times come they sit a spell,
Don't matter who you are;
They'll cost ya things you've set aside,
An' clean your cookie jar.
You'll loose some sleep an' worry some,
Won't pay to moan an' groan;
But hang on to your happiness,
They'll finally leave ya 'lone.
*The feline Texan way*
A fresh coat of paint," on my nails
Red shade of lips," on my smile
Solid oak charms," on my wrist
Country music," in my heart
Flattering eyes," a rustic, shell.
Join me, won't you?
In this "Country Girls Tale"
Every day I approach the morning dawn,
I follow the landscape towards the new Texas sun.
Surround by yellow roses and cactus galore.
I brand my name everywhere I go,
I allow you near the limits of my Wild West soul.
I keep it above the snake level everywhere I roll.
Got my head up like a cowgirl,
I slick my hands down my black leather chaps.
I tilt my bullhide hat leaving behind the sweetest Texas Trail.
I rode through many Texas midnight storm.
It took more than raindrops to knock me from my- "2-Steppin' world."
A windy ride, bruises under the hide taking it in like- "A Real Cowgirl!"
I got a tight grip on my saddle, holding on to a brighter morrow.
Enjoying the voices and the sound.
Tex-Mex lingo, round and round.
Ropers and Wranglers, is how I dress.
I got it all covered, except for the top of my chest.
Living' it up^, down here in the south.
Erin' the lungs, shooting up the fun
Long necks' and kissing under a rodeo' moon.
Honky-Tonkers', tattooing the mocking bird.
Down here:
You will find me sitting on the Country ground,
Peacefully staring into the eyes of the "Alamo Stars."
Flowing with the art found in the flag I hold.
I am The Wild!
I am The West!
"— A little crazy, but civilized!"
Enjoying the morning breeze,
Where the dew sits on the tip of Mother Nature's tongue.
There and only there you will find me,
Under the brightest Texas Star.
by; PD
We've shared the trail, kicked up some dust,
An' stood a storm or two.
We've rode the plains, the wide frontier,
The easy trails were few.
You've listened like some wise old sage
To ever thing I've said,
An' as a friend, supported me,
No matter where it led.
I wished I coulda carried you,
The times you were in pain;
Or rustled up some kinda shed
To turn the blowin' rain.
I've come up shy with some your needs,
You gave me more'n you got,
But in your silence, seemed to know,
I needed you a lot.
Compadre, friend, amigo, pard;
I called you all them things,
But there's been times, I swear to God,
You musta had some wings,
An' He sent you to care for me
Like no one had before.
If you'as a man an' not a horse,
I couldn't a-loved you more.
We gave this ranch our sweat an' blood,
It's yours as much as mine,
An' raised our young'uns through the years,
An' Lord they're doin' fine.
They're blazin' trails an' raisin' dust,
They're off an' runnin' free.
We've taught 'em well an' made 'em strong;
Compadre, you an' me.
I always knew the day would come
When we would fine'ly ride,
To join the Maker's round-up time,
Up on the Great Divide.
I sorta hoped we'd share the trail
But this was not to be,
So, you go on, we'll ride again;
Compadre, you an' me.
One day I was passing time
And wrote these words upon the lines,
I know not where they came you see
The Winds of Time were there for me.
If I could open a door to the past
And there before me were the paths
I'm not quite sure which I would choose
But The Winds of Time would see me through.
The vastness there before God's Hand
Then came the heavens, the seas, the land
Eden, Noah and the Christ Child's birth
Is the path that I see first.
I'm not into Knights or dragon days,
Nor Robin Hood and his saving ways,
But give me a Viking as he crosses the seas
And I'll dream of the lands so wild and free.
The music of Irland calls to me,
Where Kathleen's heart has ever been,
And for Danny Boy the fifes do call
I'll shed my tears lest he should fall.
As Immigrants touched upon our shores
The Indians prepared to fight once more,
But fate stepped in and eased the sore
They'd live in peace forever more.
The battles fought upon this land
To protect us from Tierney's hand,
The Civil War for Freedom's right
The Alamo where comrades died.
At Little Big Horn where our soldiers died,
As Indians defend their homes with pride,
The government later took a hand
And put them on Reservation land.
I remember well, when I was quite young
The days of World War II
And how my father's life did change
When the family business he assumed.
Twenty-four seven was unheard of then,
But that was their working day,
They helped keep our nations trucks on the road
Their battlefield was here in the USA.
I'll choose the path with pastures green,
Horses, cattle and the cowboy scene,
This is the land of my mother's birth
The most precious land to me on earth.
I chose this land and took a stand,
Married a cowboy and we ranched the land.
Though now retired and family gone
This land will always be our home.
The Winds of Time, know well my soul
I'll rest at night with days of yore.
And as I wake a prayer I'll say
Please God, may we have Peace today?
Cile Beer
We have been riding for ever so long;
Now our search for our freedom seems to be gone.
We only took; of that which we need;
And we had no tricks; hidden there up our sleeve.
For me it began when the banker came round;
And my daddy's ranch; was burned to the ground.
We were all wanted, with a price on our heads;
And we hoped if they found us, we'd fight till we're dead.
We lived life as outlaws, with weapons at hand;
And if time comes for hanging, we'll die like a man.
But we're not alone, there are others around;
They're not hard to notice, they're wearing a frown.
So they're building our gallows, nail by nail;
And we think hard about it, here in this jail.
But we made our choices; and then we got caught;
Yet we lived life as free men, never owned never bought.
From the view out the window, it's people I see;
They're tipping their hats; and smiling at me.
We may be convicted, but we're not disgraced;
And you won't see a tear, running down from our face.
So they plan to kill us, but our kind will not end;
There's cowboy's now out there; who'll ride once again.
Me and the boys, we ran out of time;
But there will be others that come down the line.
So To all of you worms; who crawl in the dung;
You'll never stop hearing, the songs that we've sung.
You're hoping to change us, or get rid of us all;
But if we all ride as free men, perhaps you will fall.
You think you're alone out on the range
Sittin' silent under starry sky,
Just a marvelin' at the universe
And wonderin' 'bout that ol' question: why?
You shake your head at worlds of worry,
Knowin' it ain't often that you'll find,
All the answers to your queries
Beneath the clear black sky and pine.
You wonder if we rose up from mud
And walked straight and tall upon this earth—
Or was it all created in a moment—
A conception that gave us true birth.
Are we all no more than those monkeys
Evolvin' slowly down life's long line?
Or is there more to earth and heaven
Touched by something truly sublime?
We keep on punchin' clocks and cattle
And tryin' to get through each new morn—
But is there more to life than dyin'
And will we somehow be reborn?
All the cattle know my hard proddin'
As I lead them along time's sad way—
We live for but a flashin' moment,
As we watch life go by in one short day.
So make the best of trails you ride, cowboy—
Each tomorrow is both yours and mine—
And gaze long at stars in that vast sky
Placed there by intelligent design.
as I sit in the dingy saloon. Dehydrated and week.journey so long,I hardly feel
my feet.town name, town name, plays over in my head.the name rot and gut is
playing over instead. my insides are the first, and the second are the same.my
travils have prevented me from from feeling sane.as I turn my head, to view all
that is around.the whiskey and beer is flowing so sound.relief ,relief, is all I
need.so I raise my hand for the bartender to see.the room is humming,with an
awkward sound.one as if, just alchaholics around.as I order my drink,I feel a
pain inside, been to long, no alchahol to be found.as the drink gets slammed in
front of my being, the name of the town releases it's fear, rotgut,rotgut once
again in my mind.as I look around,there is no real cowboy to be found.i pick up
my boots and head for the door.never again will I drink no more.making my way
out the dusty town,my life looks better, no rotgut around.
I never ever miss u
like ur cool eye
obscure my heart
voraciously deserted
Engaged me on u i am looking for u
you are the rosemary
made me happy
thought in my mind to be ready
i miss u from my seeing because u r lovely
It's a' hundred an' ten,
'Neath the shade of my chin,
An' the prairie's cracked like old leather.
Looks like my skin,
Where a boys face once had been,
The years; how they do gather?
Time's been cruel to the Staked Plains,
Once gorged by ancient rains,
Now seized in her dusty wrath.
Barren amber grass now remains,
Scorched breath tries removin' her stains,
Beseechin' her forbidden bath.
Pony or calf my only shade,
'Cept what little Resistol made,
Bestowed Blessin's upon an' open range.
A Prairie Moon brings little aide,
North Star brought a wind laid,
Thanks Lord, it's a welcomed pleasant change.
By: Jim "Ish" Fellers
Copyright ©; June 1, 2008 ~ Sunday
They hung around the beer joint with the finest Western wear
With thumbs tucked in their belt loops and such a studly air
But those boots weren't made for stirrups and were polished to a sheen
And on those fancy cowboy hats not a sweat stain could be seen
You could be sure they hadn't spent much time around a branding pot
For the only brands they recognized were ones on stuff they bought
And if they ever passed the time just musing 'bout their spread
I'd be the one around their middle or the one they put on bread
Just a bunch of blowhard braggarts in a cowboy masquerade
But they had the biggest pickup trucks that Detroit ever made
The beds were big and beautiful without a scratch or scuff inside
'Cause the only thing they hauled around was a horse's big backside
As they stood around outside the joint, in a smart-ass state of mind
In pulled an ancient pickup with an old horse trailer hitched behind
The truck an old green Chevy, year 'bout nineteen sixty-nine
With two high wooden sideboards and hay bales bound with twine
Out stepped a skinny hombre, with steel-blue eyes and bandy legs
But he had a rippling six-pack while all the boozers sported kegs
His cowboy hat was sweat-stained, high-heeled boots were dusty gray
He kicked off a chunk of cow pie, then he grabbed a bale of hay
He was mighty parched and dusty, but he wouldn't quench his thirst
'Cause you're not an honest cowboy unless you water horses first
The pack of fools gave out a hoot, yelled "Hey there, Texas Pete!
Get yourself a man-sized truck and take that geezer off the street!"
As he finished with the horses, up walked two ladies smokin' hot
The cowboy promptly doffed his hat, while the posers there did not
The cowboy got a long admiring look and the rounders just a sneer
As the sham was so apparent when a real cowboy was near
They flashed the dusty cowboy a big ol' smile 'bout ten miles wide
Said "Honey, would a gent like you care to escort us gals inside?"
He winked, then gave the trucks a look and spat a stream of juice
Said, "Boys, y'all's might be bigger, but mine gets a sight more use."

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