Lanky Cowpokes

Lanky Cowpokes (Larry W Jones 02/11/2020) (song #7676)He sat down at a table that was emptyAnd looked like he didn’t have a lot to saySaid to the waitress with the name tag BettyI think I’ll just have the special for todayBetty looked him over from boots to StetsonAnd noticed that his face was shaded quite brownA real cowboy, not like some city TexansCause Betty had seen them all a-comin’ roundShe said howdy lanky cowpokeAre your cows out in the scrub oaksYou sure look bent but you ain’t brokeWhere’s your big spread lanky cowpokeHow the way the world goes round we’ll never knowThey wed in the Spring with Betty much adornedLess than one year later at a Winter snowA brand new little lanky cowpoke had been bornBetty kept him warm wrapped in a blue blanketShe knew he would be a cowboy one fine dayOf all life’s joys, for this one she was thankfulAnd they would raise him to know a cowboy’s wayShe said howdy lanky cowpokeYou’ll have cows out in the scrub oaksYou’re young but you’ll be a cow folkOn our big spread lanky cowpokeWell, the years went by and the work got harderHer two lanky cowboys were bacon earnersTheir faces aged and wrinkles were in orderBut Betty’s face was still one of a charmerThen one day Betty knew her life was endingThey both gathered round her lying on her bedAnd as over her both of them were bendingShe looked into their eyes and then gently saidWell now, howdy lanky cowpokesBrand the cows out in the scrub oaksYou both look bent but you ain’t brokeAdios you lanky cowpokesI love both you lanky cowpokes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.