Lanky Cowpokes (Larry W Jones 02/11/2020) (song #7676)
He sat down at a table that was empty
And looked like he didn’t have a lot to say
Said to the waitress with the name tag Betty
I think I’ll just have the special for today
Betty looked him over from boots to Stetson
And noticed that his face was shaded quite brown
A real cowboy, not like some city Texans
Cause Betty had seen them all a-comin’ round
She said howdy lanky cowpoke
Are your cows out in the scrub oaks
You sure look bent but you ain’t broke
Where’s your big spread lanky cowpoke
How the way the world goes round we’ll never know
They wed in the Spring with Betty much adorned
Less than one year later at a Winter snow
A brand new little lanky cowpoke had been born
Betty kept him warm wrapped in a blue blanket
She knew he would be a cowboy one fine day
Of all life’s joys, for this one she was thankful
And they would raise him to know a cowboy’s way
She said howdy lanky cowpoke
You’ll have cows out in the scrub oaks
You’re young but you’ll be a cow folk
On our big spread lanky cowpoke
Well, the years went by and the work got harder
Her two lanky cowboys were bacon earners
Their faces aged and wrinkles were in order
But Betty’s face was still one of a charmer
Then one day Betty knew her life was ending
They both gathered round her lying on her bed
And as over her both of them were bending
She looked into their eyes and then gently said
Well now, howdy lanky cowpokes
Brand the cows out in the scrub oaks
You both look bent but you ain’t broke
Adios you lanky cowpokes
I love both you lanky cowpokes
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