This Cowboy's Hat-Chris Ledoux

[ti:This Cowboy's Hat] [ar:Chris Ledoux] [al:Anthology, Volume 1] [by:] [offset:0] [00:01.39](Spoken) Well there's always been groups of people that could never see eye to eye [00:06.03]An' I always thought if they'd get the chance to sit down [00:08.96]And talk face to face they might realize they got a lot in common [00:12.44]Well I was sittin' in a coffee shop just havin' a cup to pass the time [00:29.01]Swappin' rodeo stories with this ole cowboy friend of mine [00:34.45]When some motor-cycle riders started snickerin' in the back [00:39.83]Started pokin' fun at my friend's hat [00:45.39]One ole boy said hey Tex where'd you park your horse [00:50.78]My friend just pulled his hat down low but they couldn't be ingnored [00:56.09]One husky fellow said I think I'll rip that hat right off your head [01:00.78]That's when my friend turned around and this is what he said [01:06.41]You'll ride a black tornado cross't the western sky [01:12.34]Rope an ole blue norther and milk it till it's dry [01:17.41]Bull dawg the Mississippi pin it's ears down flat [01:23.53]Long before you take this cowboy's hat [01:29.59]Now partner this ole hat is better left alone [01:34.65]She used to be my daddy's but last year he passed on [01:40.34]My nephew skinned the Rattler that makes up this ole hatband [01:44.97]But back in 69 he died in Viet_Nam [01:48.81]Now the eagle feather was given to me by an indian friend of mine [01:56.41]But someone ran him down somewheres round that Arizona line [02:01.78]And a real special lady gave me this hat pin [02:07.16]But I don't know if I'll ever see her again [02:12.15]You'll ride a black tornado cross't the western sky [02:18.03]Rope an ole blue norther and Milk it till it's dry [02:23.22]Bull dawg the Mississippi pin it's ears down flat [02:29.34]Long before you take this cowboy's hat [02:35.34]Now if your leather jacket means to you what this hat means to me [02:40.66]Then I guess we understand each other and we'll just let it be [02:46.16]But if you still think it's funny man you got my back up against the wall [02:50.03]And if you touch my hat your gonna have to fight us all [02:57.34]Well right then I caught a little sadness in that gang leaders eyes [03:02.72]And he turned back t'wards the others and they all just sorta shuffled on outside [03:08.34]But when my friend turned back t'wards me I noticed his old hat brim [03:13.03]Well it was turned up in a big ole texas grin [03:18.97]You'll ride a black tornado cross't the western sky [03:24.47]Rope an ole blue norther and Milk it till it's dry [03:29.66]Bull dawg the Mississippi pin it's ears down flat [03:35.72]Long before you take this cowboy's hat