He was baptized in whiskey and gunsmoke aroma Took up with a Cherokee woman Quite friskey Down in the Territory of Oklahoma Tired of one too many killings He took his side iron off Wrapped it in its holster folded Inside a gun oiled rag Replaced it with his Mother's Bible From within his saddle bag Listened to that smart Indian woman Who said he'd hung around the Territory Too long And if we don't skeedaddle You'll be hangin' longer than you want Smartest woman he'd ever known She'd heard there's no law or religion West of the Pecos and beyond So they headed out to Texas To preach the gospel to outlaws ****** and poor Mexican Catholics Wrote off the Oklahoma Territory Baptists Whose thick hides hide drunken sinners Ridin' hard and fast her buckskin skirt Above her thighs Ridin' with a winner Dark hair flowing behind Ridin' hard to in his sight keep her Such beauty that could stir the ***** and mind Of even an old saddle preacher
r
An old one lost and recovered by my friend Lane Richard. First posted 16 Apr 2013. Thanks, Lane.