Tough By Nature: "Be Yourself" ~ Cowgirl Poetry

For all the "tough by nature" women and cowgirls out there, here is a lovely treasure!


BE YOURSELF  
by Georgie Sicking


When I was young and foolish
The women said to me
Take off those spurs and comb your hair,
If a lady you will be.


Forget about those cowboy ways
Come and sit awhile
We will try to clue you in
On women’s ways and wiles.


Take off that Levi jumper,
Put up those batwing chaps
Put on a little makeup and we can
Get a date for you “perhaps.”


Forget about that roping,
That will make callouses on your hands
And you know it takes soft fingers
If you want to catch a man.


Do away with that Stetson hat
For it will crush your curls
And even a homely cowboy
Wouldn't date a straight-haired girl.


Now being young and foolish
I went my merry way
And I guess I never wore a dress
Until my wedding day.


Now I will tell my children,
No matter what you do
Stand up straight and tall,
Be you and only you.

Artist: Lynda Lanker

~ Georgie Sicking: (born 1921)

A true cowboy poet, & a life-long working cowgirl

Inducted into the National Cowgirl Hall of Fame in 1989

Tough By Nature: "Be Yourself" ~ Cowgirl Poetry

For all the "tough by nature" women and cowgirls out there, here is a lovely treasure!


BE YOURSELF  
by Georgie Sicking


When I was young and foolish
The women said to me
Take off those spurs and comb your hair,
If a lady you will be.


Forget about those cowboy ways
Come and sit awhile
We will try to clue you in
On women’s ways and wiles.


Take off that Levi jumper,
Put up those batwing chaps
Put on a little makeup and we can
Get a date for you “perhaps.”


Forget about that roping,
That will make callouses on your hands
And you know it takes soft fingers
If you want to catch a man.


Do away with that Stetson hat
For it will crush your curls
And even a homely cowboy
Wouldn't date a straight-haired girl.


Now being young and foolish
I went my merry way
And I guess I never wore a dress
Until my wedding day.


Now I will tell my children,
No matter what you do
Stand up straight and tall,
Be you and only you.

Artist: Lynda Lanker

~ Georgie Sicking: (born 1921)

A true cowboy poet, & a life-long working cowgirl

Inducted into the National Cowgirl Hall of Fame in 1989