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This Cowboy's Hat

Jake Brooks

© Window Music, BMI

I was sittin' in a coffee shop havin' a cup and passin' time
Swappin' rodeo stories with this ol' cowboy friend of mine
When some motorcycle rider started snickerin' in the back
And started pokin' fun at my friend's hat

One ol' boy said hey Tex where'd you parked your horse
My friend just pulled his hat down low but they couldn't be ignored
One husky dude said maybe I'll just rip that hat right off your head
And that's when my friend turned around and said

You'll ride a black tornado across the western skies
You'll rope an ol' blue norther and milk it till it's dry
Bulldog the Mississippi and pin its ears down flat
Long before you'll take this cowboy's hat

He said pardner this ol' hat is better left alone
It used to be my daddy's hat but last year he passed on
My nephew skinned the rattler that makes up the hat band
But in sixty nine he died in Vietnam

I got this eagle feather from an Indian friend of mine
Somebody ran him down close to the Arizona line
And a real special lady gave me this hat pin
And I don't know if I'll see her again

You'll ride a black tornado across the western skies...

Now if your leather jacket means to you what this ol' hat means to me
Then we understand each other and we'll just let it be
But if you still think it's funny then my back's against the wall
But you touch my hat and you'll have to fight us all

Well I caught a little sadness in that gangleader's eyes
Then he turned back to the others and they walked on outside
And when my friend turned back towards me
I noticed that his brim was turned like a big ol' Texas grin

You'll ride a black tornado across the western skies...
Long before you'll take this cowboy's hat

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