There Goes a Horseman

[couchgrouch]

There Goes a HorsemanSam and his old horse Thirsty, stood behind the gatethey shared a pint of bourbon, to ease that final waitthen they walked out on the rodeo groundsThirsty reared up as Sam waved to the crowdthey were bound for Cheyenne to retire on their ranchand when they left a sad old clownsaid "there goes a horsemana tamer of mustangs in his daybut there goes a horsemanthe wild horse of time has led him away"Sam's spread was twenty miles out, where hills meet the plainshe'd hop on ol' Thirsty, and give whiskey the reinshe'd doze off and Thirsty'd stray from the pathend up on bankers' lawns drinkin' from their birdbathsone nearly called the cops but his chauffeur said to stopcos under the sorrow, dust and sourmashthere goes a horsemana tamer of mustangs in his daybut there goes a horsemanthe wild horse of time has led him awaywhen life's golden light, no longer shines from the eastsome men die pint by pint and piece by piecenow there's a horse out to stud, licking the melting snowhe has his fill then paws the mud, to reach poor Sam belowO there goes a horsemana tamer of mustangs in his daybut there goes a horsemanthe pale horse of time has led him away(c)2006 Robert George