Verse 1:
Well I was sitting in a coffee shop
just having a cup to pass the time
swapping rodeo stories with this old cowboy friend of mine
When some motorcycle riders started snickering in the back
started poking fun at my friend's hat

Verse 2:
One old boy said "hey Tex, where'd you park your horse"
My friend just pulled his hat down low, but they couldn't be
ignored
One husky fella said "I think I'll rip that hat right off your
head"
That's when my friend turned around, and this is what he said

Chorus:
You'll ride a black tornado across a western sky
Rope an old blue norther and milk it 'till it's dry
Bulldog the Mississippi, pin its ears down flat
Long before you take this cowboy's hat

Verse 3:
Now partner, this old hat's better left alone
You see, it used to be my daddy's, but last year he passed on
My nephew skinned the rattler that makes up this old hat band
But back in '69, he died in Vietnam

Verse 4:
Now the eagle feather was given to me by an Indian friend of mine
Someone ran him down somewhere around that Arizona line
And a real special lady give me this hat pin
And I don't know if I'll ever see her again

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Verse 5:
Now if your leather jacket means to you what this hat means to me,
then I guess we understand each other, and we'll just let it be
But if you still think it's funny,
Man, you got my back up against the wall
And if you touch my hat, you're gonna have to fight us all

Verse 6:
Well right then I caught a little sadness in that gang leader's
eyes
He turned back to the others and they all just kind of shuffled on
outside
But when my friend turned back towards me I noticed his old hat brim
Well it was turned up in a big old Texas grin!

Chorus