The new hand  started workin   tuesday last.
And he was gettin with the program pretty fast.

He said he'd been cowboyin for about the last 10 years.
And i have to admit he knew his way around horses cows and steers.

His ropin skills compared to other cowboys were no better or no less.
But when it come to riden skills he was up there with the best.

He could saddle up a pony as fast as any man i'd ever seen.
He only stood about 5 foot 5 and was kind of wirey and lean.

He'd do what ever needed doin rather it was brandin or muckin stalls.
And he could more then hold his own when it come to bustin balls.

He said his real name was Pat but he went by Curly most  the time.
And Though it'd only been a week it looked like curly was fitten in just fine.

his ability to cuss was  more an art form  then a vice.
i saw him cuss a broom tail 5 minutes  straight and never use a cuss word twice.

Curly wern't afraid of workin he worked hard from when...