Gypsy Appaloosa

[couchgrouch]

Gypsy AppaloosaHigh upon a southwestern plateaua shining moon sat like a silver chateaua restless Appaloosa leaped a sagging fenceran for the hills and that ranch hasn't seen him sinceand just like that wild and willful horseI broke loose and fin'lly changed my coursethe Good Lord looked upon me at lastand unlocked the chains that held me fastnow we walk this life blessed and freethat gypsy Appaloosa and meI hope my heart's as wise as that Appaloosa'scos both reins and whiskey are really just noosesbut he's careful to drink from distant waterholesand I sip from the well of prayer to quench my souland just like that wild and willful horseI broke loose and fin'lly changed my coursethe Good Lord looked upon me at lastand unlocked the chains that held me fastnow we walk this life blessed and freethat gypsy Appaloosa and me(c)2005 Robert George