DUE RESPECT
DUE RESPECT
By Danny Wayne Dutton
(C) 1993 All Rights Reserved
About some old cowboys
I’d care to speak,
‘Cause some say they’re gone
Their legends too weak.
But I’ve know a few
Whose mark has been made.
Some are still workin’
Tho their dues have been paid.
They’ve devoted their lives
To work without thanks,
Short pay and long winters
They give all it takes.
And their tack was well-oiled,
Their boots resoled,
Their adventures in toil,
Their stories still told.
Thru the brush and the breaks,
Thru feed alleys and pens,
On good horses well-trained,
Good means to good ends.
Known for their mischief,
And their experience sought,
Watched by the young,
The young men that they’ve taught.
Beyond cocky and boldness,
On sureness they thrived.
They aren’t often wrong,
That’s how they survived.
Most of them loners,
Few words do they use.
Their deeds are their statements;
Their statements profuse.
In God do they trust,
To nature they tend.
Their allegiance is lasting,
All beasts are their friend.
