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William P Bussey
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since 2000-02-26

Posts 188

0 posted 2000-03-05 12:53 PM

RESPECT

The young man looked at the old cowboy there by the fire,
He thought to himself, is this how I'm going to end up?
Sitting in a cow camp,drinking boiled coffee from a tin cup,
Thin as a rope, with my hide scared by barbed wire.

He watched the old man, his eyes were half shut,
I'll bet that old boy has seen it all, some of it twice.
I have heard him described in a lot of ways, none of them nice,
They say when he was young, he was a wild crazy nut.

The old man watched the kid through half closed eyes,
He thinks he's a bad cowboy, but he will get woke up.
He sitting there thinking he is a big bad wolf, hell he's just a pup,
I'm going to further his education, trim his head to size.

On his best day I can out work that kid,he told him self,
The trouble with kids today, they have no respect.
I've done a lot of things wrong I expect,
Now I guess he figures to put me up on the shelf.

Now that man could teach me plenty, I'd probably learn alot,
But I hate to get pushy, he dont seem like the teaching sort.
Take yesterday, when I asked a question, he cut me awful short.
But, he did answer my question, so I guess that's one bean in my pot.

I wonder if I'm going about this wrong,I'll try agin tomorrow, mabe,
I do admire that old cuss, reminds me of my Dad some.
Now there was a man who could get the work done,
I some how think this old timer thinks I'm just a baby.

You know, that kid really aint half bad,he wants to learn I feel,
It is just that he is so young, and a little dumb.
I never seen a man with two hands and ten thumbs,
But if he wants to cowboy, I better give him a square deal.

Just look at him, sittin there half asleep,
I'll admit, he put in a grown mans day of work.
He's just like a horse that's half broke,
But with a little help from me, I think he will earn his keep.

Little_Spyro
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since 2000-01-09

Posts 659
San Diego, CA, USA