Keystone Cowboy

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Keystone CowboyJoe brought home some Keystone, turned on ESPN 8After six beers gone, ropin’ contest came on…longhorn at the gateHis couch became a stallion, his remote became the reinsWell, he drank two more, got bucked on the floor but shook off the painCos he’s a Keystone Cowboy, saddlehorn beer in his lapThe Cheetoh powder on his pants, is sawdust on his chapsHis wife’s two mangy cats become ten head of cattleThe afghan on his tattered chair becomes a fancy saddleHe’s a Keystone Cowboy in a daydream rodeo A Keystone Cowboy…doncha knowStaggered out to the toolshed, brought another beermounted his riding mower, heard that mustang roar when he shifted gearswell, Joe waved to some robins, from his rolling hosscos the summer breeze, through the grass n trees sounded like applauseCos he’s a Keystone Cowboy, last of a drunken breedDustbunnies in his living room are tumblin’ tumbleweedsThinks chawin’ turkey jerky makes him a tough-skin TexanRefills his fratboy beerhat like it’s a ten gallon StetsonHe’s a Keystone Cowboy in a daydream rodeo A Keystone Cowboy…doncha knowJoe’s hit a branch and he got thrown, it’s good his wife is outta townhis mower treated her garden gnome, like a longhorn treats a clownCos he’s a Keystone Cowboy, saddlehorn beer in his lapThe Cheetoh powder on his pants, is sawdust on his chapsHe’s a Keystone Cowboy in a daydream rodeo A Keystone Cowboy…doncha know©2007 Robert George