Testo Tom Blasingame Ian Tyson
Eighty-five years in the saddle
Seen eighty-five years
Through a cow horseâs ears
Whilstâ a chasing the wild bovine
So you thought theyâre all gone
Thereâs still one a-hanginâ on
Tied hard and fast to the memories
Might near the only one
Could tell us how she got done
Whilstâ a chasing the wild bovine
Thereâs ten million cattle
On ten thousand hills
Guess no man can ride for âem all
Still Tom lopes along
Through the rocks and the rills
Following the âol cattle call
The Cross Sâs
The Five Lâs
The big Double Oâs
The Matadors in Texas
And God only knows
What a wonderful life
What a wonderful game
Hair on ya Tom Blasingame
Now Tom he says that a manâs true joy
Is in work that he likes to do
So if I understand
Tomâs the right joyous man
Tom hereâs a-lookinâ at you