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The Cowboy Way
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Copyright
ã by Jim Liles
11/2010
Cowboys are known, to have a way of their own,
to sort out a sense of fair play.
You ride for the brand, or a shake of the hand,
that’s always been “The Cowboy Way”.
“The Cowboy Way” is not a phrase,
to be abused and misconstrued.
It’s a way of life, a reason to
fight,
it’s a lifestyle through and through.
In the days of old, in the Montana
cold,
wild broncs were topped out each day.
Sometimes you get paid, with dang
broken leg,
and there’s no one to spread out the
hay.
Word spreads pretty fast, when you
might need a hand,
to water, do chores and spread hay.
You never need ask, for help with
those tasks,
it’s surely “The Cowboy Way”.
Don’t treat it like something you get
for nothing,
because you wear hat, boots and
spurs.
You have to earn it, and folks will
return it,
it’s respect, and the paths that we
choose.
Doing the right thing, without any
coaxing,
and giving, with no thought of why.
It’s the way of the west, it’s the
ultimate test,
to liven’ life in the cowboys’ eye.
The fellow that taught us is always
among us,
our Father in Heaven is he.
A great book was written, so we won’t
be forgettin’,
who taught us,…. “The Cowboy Way”.
Jim Liles
Lazy J Rodeo
Safety Equipment
for another poem by Jim, click here:
Buckaroo
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