Cowboy Up
Keep your arms up
To make yourself look bigger to the cattle
That tobacco stick will not be enough
Be loud, act tough
Dont look like youre rattled
Keep your arms up
Come’on boy, you got the stuff
If you dont turn their head it’ll be a battle
That tobacco stick will not be enough
You can hear them, the bellows and huffs
Stand on your legs, youre not in a saddle
Keep your arms up
Moving 30 head can be rough,
And I’ll tan your hide if you dont stop that babble
That tobacco stick will not be enough
This is it, no longer off the cuff
You can’t run away or daddle,
Goddamit boy, keep your arms up!
That tobacco stick will not be enough
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Instructions every boy got, whether they were herding cattle or not, “Be loud, act tough.” You can feel that lesson being passed down in this poem.
I think there’s more to it than being tough, it’s a rite of passage.