I found this at http://www.albany.net/~coollz/marty-strawberry.htm: THE STRAWBERRY ROAN Written by Nat Vincent, Curley Fletcher, and Fred Howard (Adapted) I was hangin' 'round town, just spendin' my time; Out of a job, not earnin' a dime, When a fella steps up and he says, I suppose You're a bronc fighter, from the looks of your clothes. He figgers me right, I'm a good one I claim; Do you happen to have any bad ones to tame? He says he's got one, a bad one to buck. At throwin' good riders he's had lotsa luck. I gets all het up, and I ask what he pays To ride this old nag for a couple of days? He offered me ten, and I said, I'm your man! The bronc never lived that I couldn't fan! He said get your saddle, I'll give you a chance; In his buckboard we hops and he drives to the ranch. I stayed 'til mornin' and right after chuck I steps out to see if this outlaw can buck. Down in the horse corral, standin' alone, Is an old caballo, a strawberry roan; His legs are all spavined, he's got pigeon toes, Little pig eyes and a big roman nose, Little pin ears that touch at the tip. A big forty-four brand was on his left hip, Ewe-necked and, oh, a long lower jaw... I could see with one eye he's a regular outlaw! I gets the blinds on him, and it sure is a fright; Next comes my saddle, and I screws it down tight, Then I steps on 'im and I raises the blinds, Get out' the way, boys, he's gonna unwind! He sure is a frog-walker, he heaves a big sigh-- He only lacks wings for to be on the fly, He turns his ol' belly right up to the sun, He sure is a sun-fishin' son-of-a-gun! He's about the worst bucker I've seen on the range, He'll turn on a nickle and give you some change; He hits on all fours an' goes up on high, Leaves me a-spinnin' up there in the sky I turns over twice, an' I comes back to earth-- I lights there a-cussin' the day of his birth, I know there are ponies that I cannot ride; There's some of them left, they haven't all died; I'll bet all my money the man ain't alive That'll stay with ol' Strawberry, when he takes his high dive. Wolfgang^^^
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