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A Cowboy Hangs 'Em Up

Hung up my saddle and its reins Now I'll count the losses and gains My reputation's got some stains I've still got Texas in my veins I got old with some aches and pains My knees creak whenever it rains I know horses from tails to manes I know each brand upon the plains I know nothin' of Jills and Janes It seems too much for one man's brains Don't mean to be one who complains Wish I'd married and wore the chains Now my life's goin' down the drains Thinkin' on it gives me the strains But honky-tonks still play refrains They still make whisky from the grains 11-13-20

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Date: 11/16/2020 10:44:00 AM
what an awesome mononrhyme its quite a challenge to get it to flow and maintain the rhyme and yours is an excellent example,Bravo:-) hugs jan xx
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Larry Bradfield
Date: 11/16/2020 10:45:00 AM
I thak you for that, Jan!!! Larry
Date: 11/14/2020 10:17:00 AM
Larry, I love great cowpoke poems and this is a GREAT one! Bob H
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Larry Bradfield
Date: 11/14/2020 11:33:00 AM
Thank you Robert. Do you write Cowboy poems?

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