Me And My Uncle

Me And My Uncle - Judy Collins

Me and my uncle went riding down

From Colorado west Texas bound

And we stopped off in Santa Fe

It being the point about half way

And besides it was the hottest part of the day

We led our ponies into a stall

Went to the bar boys got drinks for all

Two days in the saddle my body hurt

It being summer took off my shirt

And tried to wash off some of that dusty dirt

West Texas cowboys all over town

With gold and silver they're loaded down

Just in from round up it seemed a shame

So my uncle starts a friendly game

High low Jacks and the winner takes the gains

From the beginning uncle starts to win

Them Texas cowboys they was mad as saying

Some say he's cheating but that can't be

Cos my uncle he's honest as me

And I'm as honest as a Denver man can be

One of them cowboys he starts to draw

I grabbed a bottle slapped him on the jaw

I shot me another he won't grow old

In the confusion uncle grabbed the gold

And we high tailed it down to Mexico

Now God bless cowboys and God bless gold

God bless my uncle and rest his soul

He taught me well boys taught me all I know

Taught me so well that I grabbed that gold

And I left him lying there by the side of the road