Black Cowboy Hat Lyrics

While wondering in Wisconsin one day

Went and saw some old friends that my friend had made

We sat at the table most comfortably

I was introduced we all sat and drank tea

We sat with John Klein and his wife Mary

Talked about Maryland and history

They welcomed my friend as their long lost son

And they were curious to know about the things that we'd done

We talked about Chicago and the traffic that jammed

San Fran and Berkley and the promised land

They had two dogs Sojourner and Molly

They had an all black cat whose name was Zimmy

We stepped outside to an old Dodge that spit fire

Mary told us 'bout a lady bought a house for a dollar

It's right up the street she said let's go take a look

It's the only house you'll see that was moved on a truck

Sure enough before my eyes the big house stood

It was moved on a truck from another neighborhood

The house was big and green and three stories tall

It had a basement sized garage beneath it all

We stepped up on the porch and we went inside

The rooms were bare but they were big and wide

We took a look around and then we went upstairs

There were cowboy boots and hats lying everywhere

I grabbed a black hat and I held it in my hand

I put it on my head just like the Marlboro Man

The lady said take it man I don't care

Eric said that's the hat that I was born to wear

I was feeling brand new I had boots on my feet

Thinking about Denver where my heart did beat

But I was in Wisconsin a thousand miles away

But if she saw my new hat I wonder what she'd say

You look ridiculous

So I left with this hat and got a pair of black boots

They'd both go great with my cowboy suit

We bid the Kleins goodbye and that was that

And there's the story of how I got my black cowboy hat