Cowboys complain about those long 20 hour days, and the rough and tough times in the saddle.
"Wakin' up at 4:00, saddlin' up, and finding the cattle a place to graze. My hands hurt from lifting up my hat and doing all those hand signals, and holding on tight to the reins all day. Never mind about my hands. My legs hurt from rubbing up against the saddle and horse. And my butt. . .well, that’s another story.
Being a cowboy is a miserable job; suckin' up all that dust and dung that the cows leave behind. Oh dang, I think I swallowed a fly and now I’m not feelin’ so good. All I see is cows, calves and horses, and there’s an awful bite in the wind. Sure hope a storm ain’t a brewin'.
After we get us a few hours of shut-eye, and a cup of Cookie’s best, reckon we'll do it all over again. That's the Cowboy Culture." |