I'm riding with an outfit <br />That’s loyal to its brand. <br />I've got a gun and a rope <br />Which I keep close at hand <br /> <br />Anyone who would harm <br />What belongs to the brand <br />They are my enemy, <br />No matter who the man. <br /> <br />Never have I ever lied <br />Or stole from my boss, <br />Nor let anyone else <br />Regardless of cost. <br /> <br />Late at night, beneath the stars, <br />We sit around the fire; <br />Drinking coffee and telling stories <br />About whatever we desire. <br /> <br />I feel the Lord cracks a smile <br />When he watches us cowboys <br />Looking up from down below <br />At heaven with all its glories. <br /> <br />Once I was so in love, <br />I married a beautiful wife; <br /> She took ill and passed away <br />So I chose a cowboy's life. <br /> <br />My boss has a pretty wife; <br />His family I respect. <br />They treat me as I treat them <br />So their lives I shall protect. <br /> <br />The cowboy code can be found <br />On the ranches of the West, <br />Where real men still earn their place <br />By being their very best. <br /> <br />By Cowboy Poet <br />Tom Zart <br />Most Published Poet <br />On The Web <br /> <br />“TOM ZART’S 326 P0EMS” <br /> <br /> <br />You can hear all of Tom Zart’s 326 poems <br />of love, war, faith and more 24-7 on web radio at <br /> <br />http: //internetvoicesradio.com/Arch-TomZart.htm <br /> <br />Tom Zart ARCHIVES: <br /> <br />Global <br />Special <br />Operations <br />101 <br /> <br />http: //www.globalspecialoperations.com/tomzart2.html<br /><br />Tom Zart<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/cowboy-poet-tom-zart-s-the-cowboy-code/
