Second Guard
July 5, 2023When It Clears Up
July 5, 2023All Dressed Up
Things is pickin’ up as most folks knows,
So I sent to town fer to git new clo’es.
Some onderwear and a big hat box,
A couple of shirts and a passel of socks.
Some overalls and other truck,
Three red bandannys throwed in fer luck.
My boots aint new but they’ll do right well,
I reckon I’ll make them last a spell.
I’ll be the pride of the whole derned spread.
With a fust class Stetson on my head.
A bran new slicker tied on behind–
It’s strange how yore clo’se improves your mind.
Nice new clo’es purtects the hide
And sorter contents a man inside.
Clo’es does a heap toward makin’ the man.
Try goin’ without and you’ll onderstand.
Bruce Kiskaddon
Bruce Kiskaddon (1878-1950) was an American cowboy poet who lived in the early 20th century. He is known for his authentic and colorful depictions of life in the American West, as well as for his use of cowboy jargon and dialect. Some of his notable works include "Rhymes of the Ranges", "Western Poems", and "Songs of the Outlands".