Saddle up my piebald pony <br />Fill my saddlebags with jerky <br />For I travel to the Rockies <br />To hunt the great white turkey <br /> <br />I may be just an English man <br />Respecting all things living <br />But I’m told the great white turkey <br />Would make a great Thanksgiving <br /> <br />With my canteen full of water <br />And my rifle full of lead <br />I rode the range till midnight <br />In a cave I rest my head <br /> <br />In the morning I went hunting <br />For the bird beyond the ridge <br />To feed the whole town in one go <br />With none left for the fridge <br /> <br />The turkey scarred my pony off <br />He thought he was the winner <br />Till I roped and threw a saddle on <br />Then rode him home for dinner <br /> <br /> <br />© 2008 David Threadgold <br />Rambling Riddles & Rhymes<br /><br />David Threadgold www.davidthreadgold.com<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/5-turkey-trots/
