The cowboy ain’t no dandy
When it comes to wearin’ clo’es;
But when he trails to the city,
He’ll go as other folks goes.
But there’s just two things he’s wearin’
From which he never scoots–
He’ll stick to his old sombrero
He’ll stick to his high-heeled boots!
He’ll tackle a stranglin’ collar
That’s hitched to a stiff b’iled shirt;
He’ll discard his chaps and gauntlets,
And wash off the prairie dirt;
But he’ll hand to two possessions,
Though folks turn up their snoots–
He’ll stick to his old sombrero
He’ll stick to his high-heeled boots!
He’ll peel off his old bandana,
And his overalls, too, he’ll drop,
And he’ll wear store duds and neckties,
And his old blue shirt he’ll swap.
But for just a part of his outfit
He never has substitutes–
He’ll stick to his old sombrero,
He’ll stick to his high-heeled boots!
He’ll part his hair in the middle,
And with perfume adorn his pelt;
He’ll put on some real suspenders,
Instead of a ca-tridge belt.
He’ll lay off the gun he’s wearin’
But in spite of the jeers and hoots,
He’ll stick to his old sombrero,
He’ll stick to his high-heeled boots!
Oh, yes, he’s a queerish mixture
When in from the range he strays,
And puts on a town man’s toggin’s,
And copies the town man’s ways.
But when to the town he’s comin’
To mix with the dude recruits,
He’ll stick to his old sombrero,
He’ll stick to his high-heeled boots!
(Earl Alonzo Brininstool)
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