Cowboy Versus Broncho + 

Haven’t got no special likin’ fur the toney sorts o’ play, + 

Chasin’ foxes or that hossback polo game, + 

Jumpin’ critters over hurdles⁠—sort o’ things that any jay + 

Could accomplish an’ regard as rather tame. + 

None o’ them is worth a mention, to my thinkin’ p’int o’ view, + 

Which the same I hold correct without a doubt, + 

As a-toppin’ of a broncho that has got it in fur you + 

An’ concludes that’s just the time to have it out. + 

Don’t no sooner hit the saddle than the exercises start, + 

An’ they’re lackin’ in perliminary fuss; + 

You kin hear his j’ints a-crackin’ like he’s breakin’ ’em apart, + 

An’ the hide jes’ seems a-rippin’ off the cuss, + 

An’ you sometimes git a joltin’ that makes everything turn blue, + 

An’ you want to strictly mind what you’re about, + 

When you’re fightin’ with a broncho that has got it in fur you + 

An’ imagines that’s the time to have it out. + 

Bows his back when he is risin’, sticks his nose between his knees, + 

An’ he shakes hisself while a-hangin’ in the air; + 

Then he hits the earth so solid that it somewhat disagrees + 

With the usual peace an’ quiet of your hair. + 

You imagine that your innards are a-gittin’ all askew, + 

An’ your spine don’t feel so cussed firm an’ stout, + 

When you’re up agin a broncho that has got it in fur you + 

Doin’ of his level best to have it out. + 

He will rise to the occasion with a lightnin’ jump, an’ then + 

When he hits the face o’ these United States + 

Doesn’t linger half a second till he’s in the air agin⁠— + 

Occupies the earth an’ then evacuates. + 

Isn’t any sense o’ comfort like a-settin’ in a pew + 

Listenin’ to hear a sleepy parson spout + 

When you’re up on top a broncho that has got it in fur you + 

An’ is desputly a-tryin’ to have it out. + 

Always feel a touch o’ pity when he has to give it up + 

After makin’ sich a well intentioned buck + 

An’ is standin’ broken hearted an’ as gentle as a pup + 

A reflectin’ on the rottenness o’ luck. + 

Puts your sympathetic feelin’s, as you might say, in a stew, + 

Though you’re lame as if a-sufferin’ from the gout, + 

When you’re lightin’ off a broncho that has had it in fur you + 

An’ mistook the proper time to have it out. + 