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Cowboy-Up
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Cowboy-Up |
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John Yaws Senior Member
since 1999-10-09
Posts 860Texas 
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“Cowboy-up” Out behind the buckin’ chutes- Strappin’ spurs of scuffed-up boots... I guess I got to give her one more try, They’ll put my bull in Number three- That means two fools ahead of me- I’ll “Cowboy-up”, it’s either do or die! I’ll pry apart my ridin’ glove- And rosin that old rope I love.. And dig down in my bag to find my bell- I did real well three years ago- But miles and spills will make you slow... This year I’m just not doin’ very well. But a cowboy’s life’s the life for me- Ridin’ hard and livin’ free... A lot of work, and just a bit of luck. They call it “goin’ down the road”- You either ride, or you get throwed... But either way you have to “Cowboy-up”. Yep, “Cowboy-up”! it has to be- And travelin’ is my destiny... I wired my entry fees to old Cheyenne I hope I draw real good up there- But if I don’t who really cares? I’ll give the wheel of life just one more spin. |
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SEA 
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Member Seraphic
since 2000-01-18
Posts 22676with you |
Gawd.........I miss rodeos and Wrangler butts..........  I love this -SEA |
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Poet deVine
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
You 'cowboy'd up' to this poem real nice sir. |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
"You either ride, or you get throwed..." That's not just rodeo... that's life! *S* Great poem, GS! |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
One of my favorite sayings....only I do change it now and then to cowgirl up! Enjoyed! |
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Denise
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
Spin that wheel again and again until you just can't anymore! Very good, John! |
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Trew Member
since 2000-06-10
Posts 365Ottawa, Canada |
I traded the spurs for a silk noose about eight years ago. Still not sure if the decision was right, but the bank sure prefers it! Thanks for a great, great cowboy poem Gunslinger. So few can do the form justice! Trev. |
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Irish Rose Member Patricius
since 2000-04-06
Posts 10263 |
Are you a John Wayne fan by any chance? "I walked beside the evening sea and dreamed a dream that could not be." George William Curtis |
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Mark Bohannan Member Rara Avis
since 2000-06-21
Posts 7269In the winds of Cherokee song |
YEPPERS!!!!!!!!!!!!.........You had to know that I would catch this one. Best darn thing that ever came out of a mouth is them thar words."COWBOY UP"!!! Best movie in my opinion too is "EIGHT SECONDS"........and this poem goes in the same catagory of GREAT with the both of the above mentioned. Excellent write and for sure goin in this cowboy's library. |
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