Beg Your Pardon

Here’s a short story of a cowboy I knew
Whose name was Beg Your Pardon.
He wasn’t a gun slinger in the usual way,
Though his hands were fast
And his foots were faster.
But when Beg started shootin’
There was nuthin’ but disaster.

No worries for Beg, he had none you see,
Since he wasn’t a slinger in the usual way.
But his pappy got ugly
And yelled in his son’s face,
 “Until you can shoot
As the son of mine should,
I want you the h*** out of my place.”

Beg had some tricks up his very long sleeves,
Coz he wasn’t a slinger in the usual way.
He’d show his pappy his skill
There’s no doubt about that.
Yet time was a-wasten
So Beg he did hasten,
But first he took off his hat.

He then wound up his body like a Kansas twister
And slung a cow pie in his usual way.
And broke every record
Did our cow pie ringer.
Since there was no one better,
Pappy exclaimed to his son,
“Beg Your Pardon, I beg your pardon
Heck, you’re some kinda’ slinger!”
 
For Wild Wild West Contest
Copyright © | Year Posted 2013

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Campbell Avatar
January 16, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Love the poem a great read.
Fisher Avatar
January 18, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Thanks for the kind words on this western write!
Schneiter Avatar
March 26, 2015 at 8:13 PM
Great fun, David, and executed with admirable skill and humor. I enjoyed every line.
Clemons Avatar
October 4, 2013 at 6:22 PM
Great poem, David! Wild West story, with good expression of the Slinging Beg your pardon character. Enjoyable overall. Check out some of mine. Might find some you like. Peace.
Manassian Avatar
April 20, 2013 at 10:47 PM
;) GOOD ONE! You've got to be at SOMETHING, right? Good for our cowboy!
Hendricks Avatar
April 14, 2013 at 2:59 PM
hahaha. Nice one, David. Good luck in the contest with this strong entry. :)
Jones Avatar
April 9, 2013 at 10:03 PM
A good cow chip tosser comes in handy,...great job....
Dietrich Avatar
April 9, 2013 at 2:59 PM
this is a DELIGHT. I think one of my favorite of all the cowboy poems. a fave upon thee.
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