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Sunday, October 6, 2024 at 6:33 PM

Songs Of The Flint Hills

Poems & lyrics celebrating Kansas Flint Hills land & people by Annie Wilson – the “Flint Hills Balladeer”

Wearin’ Our Cow boy Boots

Way out in cattle country, far from city streets, you can see a fashion statement on everybody’s feet.The toes are round or pointed; the heels are low or high.The tops provide protection, but that ain’t the reason why: We just feel better when we’re wearin’ our cow-boy boots.

We wear ‘em ridin’ pastures, and out to fix the fence. We wear ‘em to the rodeo and after to the dance.They’re great on girls in dresses, and men in fancy suits.Why wear a pair of shoes when you could wear a pair of boots? You’ll just feel better when you’re wearin’ your cow-boy boots.

Did you know that in Wyoming, there’s a Cowboy Boot Museum? In every style and color, lined up so you can see‘em. There’s boots with fancy inlay of eagles and of hearts. From Mexico and Texas, each one’s a work of art.

Way out in western Kansas, on the trail to Santa Fe,The town of old Dodge City goes back to frontier days.And right outside of town, there is a hill named after boots, where lawmen buried outlaws, the poor and destitute, who met their maker still Wearin’ their cowboy boots.

A hustler or a loser, the real thing or a dude, you can tell a lot about a man, from lookin’ at his boots: plain or fancy stitchin’, brand new soles or worn, workin’ boots or dressy, leather smooth or torn. My boots can take me back to days of Roy and Gene: Excitement and adventure in a wild western scene, where cowboys and vaqueros, chase outlaws with their loot, And every single one has on a pair of awesome boots.They just feel better when they’re wearin’ their cowboy boots.

Hear this song for free at: tallgrassexpress.com/grandma-s-flat-tire. Contact Annie: tallgrassexpress.com/contact



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