My Old Hat Poem by Smoky Hoss

I've got this old cowboy hat
It's my favorite one to wear,
It's about the only thing I own
That I'm not willing to share;
Now to see it
May not turn your eye,
But, we've been through a heap together
This ol' hat and I;
We've fanned our share of hot summer days
Mighty dry and tough,
And held tight on many a cold winters night
More than just a bit frosty and rough;
We've rode through Panhandle sandstorms
And Rocky mountain blizzards,
Together we've swallowed 'nuff sand and sleet
To plug even Paul Bunyan's gizzard!
We've hazed the edge off buckin' broncs in Montana snow
And wild mustangs in the desert heat,
Still no matter if it's 100 above or 20 below
We'll stick it out and have 'em all beat.


We're a team
Me and this good old cowboy hat,
Throughout times soft or hard
Thin or fat,
We'll hang tough
And forever together stay,
Right on through
Our final earthly day.

Now, when the time comes
Heavenward to go,
I sure hope the good Lord will understand me asking
To keep my ol' hat on..... beneath that shiny new halo.