RIDIN’ NIGHT WATCH

  RIDIN’ NIGHT WATCH
By Donna Penley 
I drew short straw, ridin’  watch tonight, circlin’ th’ herd t’ keep ‘em tight;
Th’ moon is full an’ shinin’ bight --
An’ all’s right with th’ world.
 
My hoss is watchful, stridin’ loose,  ears up an’ a’listenin;
T’o th’sounds of th’ bedded herd, horns pointed skyward,  hides a’glishenin’.
An’ all’s right with th’ world!
 
No night storm is a brewin’ , no heat lightnin’ t’ be seen;
Ridin’ night hawk  on a night like this is every cowboy’s dream.
When all’s right with th’ world!
 
Cows a talkin’ to their calves; steers a callin’ low;
Music to a cowpokes ears.  Some cowboy’s singin’  down below.
An’ all’s right with th’ world!!
 
Th’ smell of sage  an’ dew an’ cow  - t’ me, they’re just th’ best!;
An’ if I had t’ die right now, I’d make just one request --
 
That all  cowpokes  a ridin’ night watch be given such a night;
When th’ herd ‘s content an’ bedded down, an’ th’ prairie’s lit  up bright –
 
AN’ ALL’S RIGHT WITH TH’ WORLD!
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