A true poem of a visit I had with him just months before he died. |
My Daddy's Brother He is my Daddy’s brother A Cowboy unlike any other He has seen bad times and he seen good ones The smile on his face was as bright as the sun The days have grown long and weary As he sits and reminisces his eyes get a little teary You know he said, It just ain’t right for a man to cry But it’s so hard just to sit and watch the days go by I left him that day with a prayer So he would know that Jesus would always be there As I went on my way I remembered the days long ago He’d say put her in the chute girl, Ok now let her go We worked those cows from daylight to dark Gets some rest now girl tomorrow we gotta get an early start The pay was good and the work was hard I’d go home at night hungry and tard He is my Daddy’s brother To me there is no other A Cowboy he is, a Cowboy he’ll stay When God takes him home to that heavenly place Now he is gone and what will I do The gates won’t open and neither will the chute But the Pearly Gates they were opened wide And Jesus was waiting when he finally died He was more than an Uncle he was my friend Today Jesus came and took his hand |