This Cowboy Hat (Live)

Well, uh Cowboy's Hat certainly mess with this songs but Well I was sittin' in a coffee shop, just havin' a cup to pass the time Swappin' rodeo stories with this ol' cowboy friend of mine When some motor-cycle riders started snickerin' in the back Started pokin' fun at my friend's hat One ol' boy said, "Hey Tex, where'd you park your horse?" My friend just pulled his hat down low, they couldn't be ignored One husky fella said, "I think I'll rip that hat right off your head" That's when my friend turned around, this is what he said You'll ride a black tornado, 'cross the western sky Rope an ol' blue northern and milk it 'til it's dry Bull dawg the Mississippi, pin its ears down flat Long before you take this Cowboy's hat Now partner, this ol' hat's better left alone See, it used to be my daddy's, but last year he passed on My nephew skinned the Rattler that makes up this ol' hatband But back in '69 he died in Vietnam Now the eagle feather was given to me by an Indian friend of mine Someone ran him down somewhere around that Arizona line A real special lady gave me this hat pin But I don't know if I'll ever see her again You'll ride a black tornado, 'cross the western sky Rope an ol' blue northern and milk it 'til it's dry Bull dawg the Mississippi, pin its ears down flat Long before you take this Cowboy's hat Now if your leather jacket means to you what this hat means to me I guess we understand each other, and we'll just let it be But if you still think it's funny, man, you got my back up against the wall And if you touch my hat, you're gonna have to fight us all Right then I caught a little sadness in that gang leader's eyes He turned back to the others and they all just kinda shuffled on outside But when my friend turned back t'wards me, I noticed his old hat brim Well it was turned up, in a big ol' Texas grin You'll ride a black tornado, 'cross the western sky Rope an ol' blue northern and milk it 'til it's dry Bull dawg the Mississippi, pin its ears down flat Long before you take this Cowboy's hat