A Cowboy's Life (inspired by Gail)

Story ID:	3514
Written by:	Bobby O'neill Mitchum (bio, contact, other stories)
Story type:	Poem
Location:	Phenix City Alabama U.S.A.
Year:	2008
Person:	self

A cowboy's life aint easy,
thats how that old song goes
but i cant help a wishin
that i was one of those,

a ridin on that open range
singin songs and tellin lies
bout dodging outlaw bullits
and sitin round camp fires,

complainin bout the old cooks food
and the wages that i'm paid
fumin bout the weather
and the river i had to wade,

yodelin to them doggies
beneath that prarie moon
while listenin to them coyotes
sad and lonely croon,

yup,a cowboy's life aint easy
and thats sure truth enough
but it beats workin in a factory
or sittin on my duff...