Cowboyin'

Cowboyin' seems so romantical as seen in th' pitcher shows. Ain't a lick uv truth in that as ever' workin' cowpoke knows. Movie stars is paid big bucks with a fancy saddle fer thar horse, An' always ride off into th' sunset with a purty gal, uv course! Real cowpokes don't wear designer jeans er fancy rhinestone suits. You can tell a real buckaroo by th' looks uv his scruffy boots! He's rousted out uv his bunk at th' break uv day; (Seems it wuz jes' an hour er so ago, since he'd hit th' hay!) He ain't got no time to strum a git'tar an' croon to a purty gal. You'll usually find him ropin' an' a-sweatin' in a hot corral. More'n likely them big stars lunch on caviar at th' country club, While a cowpuncher eats beans an' bacon fer his daily grub! In them western movies, handsome dudes ride tall in th' saddle. A cowpoke has bowlegs frum years ridin' his cayuse astraddle. Stunt men are handy to take th' falls fer fragile movie stars, But a cowboy has to rough it an' can prove it by his scars! When day is done th' movie cowboy goes home to his plush chalet. A workin' cowboy goes to his humble bunkhouse at th' end uv day. Cowpokes wonder why they cowboy - it shore ain't fer th' pay, But they'll keep on a-ropin' and a-ridin' til they're old an' gray! Robert L. Hinshaw, CMSgt, USAF, Retired (© All Rights Reserved)