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Cowboy Poetry and Western Verse
BUCK and JIM
Joel T. Bailey
Buck and Jim were drifting cowboys
Riding for one ranch then another
They were friends from childhood
Always looking out for each other
When Buck said he was leaving home
That he had some drifting to do
Jim said I guess I'll just saddle up
And ride along with you
And thats the way it had been
For a whole lot of miles and years
They had shared a lot of good times
And they even shed a few tears
Then Jim got caught in a stampede
And just like that he was gone
As Buck knelt beside his friend
Never before had he felt so alone
They buried Jim at the ranch
Beneath some trees on a little hill
It was another hot summer day
But inside Buck felt a chill
Buck bowed his head and said a prayer
Dear Lord please take care of Jim
He sometimes gets into troube
And I won't be there to help him
Then he said rest easy old friend
We'll ride together agin some day
He hung Jim's spurs on his cross
Wiped his eyes and walked away
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