They ride the range with horse and gun
Their backs are bent, their heads held low;
Their faces burnished from the sun,
They travel with wild winds that blow.
They go so fast with rope lasso,
To catch a cow that lopes alone;
They search the sky and kiss the dew,
The great wide earth they call their home.
Around a campfire they all feast,
On beans and bread they share;
With stories to tell more than the least,
They make their camp just anywhere.
Throughout the night they tell their tales,
Of hopes and memories from back home;
They pitch their tent among the vales,
To rest their heads so sleep will come.
Man with horse cannot be tamed.
They do not follow the host of rules;
The lives they live cannot be framed,
For they scorn the life of quiet fools.
Stepping along in a four beat gait
My Big sorrel walking horse sure is great
Her back is so smooth as she glides up the road
I'm so proud of my Mare that I could explode
Few horses in this world can match her long stride
That's one of the reasons that I ride her with pride
She's awesome to look at with good manners to boot
Penny's a wonderful horse and I find her quite cute
If you have seen us together I'm sure you could see
Why this long legged walker was born just for me
By Mike Francis
Roped my new horse and saddled him up
Put on his bridle and stepped into the stirrup
When my butt hit the saddle he started to buck
He was trying his best to get me unstuck
There was steam from his nostrils
He started spinning in circles
There was fire in his eyes
When his back started to rise
with a twist and a turn he had me defeated
I grabbed for the horn and tried to stay mounted
He changed his direction and bucked extra high
The big devil had gotten his wish and I started to fly
Up through a cloud and into a tree
I know now why this big horse was free
By Mike Francis
rodeos and one night stands
whiskey drinkin' and heart breakin'
every girls knight in shining armor
horse ridin' and cattle herdin'
hat tippin' and boot scootin'
you'll never learn your lesson . . .
in this one horse town .
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