buckee Posted March 6, 2006 Report Share Posted March 6, 2006 Cowboy Jake Jake, the rancher went one day, To fix a distant fence. The wind was cold and gusty; The clouds rolled gray and dense. As he pounded the last staples in And gathered his tools to go, The temperature had fallen; The wind and snow began to blow. When he finally reached his pickup, He felt a heavy heart; From the sound of that ignition, He knew it wouldn't start! So Jake did what most of us would do, Had we been there He humbly bowed his balding head And sent aloft a prayer. As he turned the key for one last time, He softly cursed his luck. They found him three days later, Frozen stiff in that old truck. Now Jake had been around in life And done his share of roaming. But when he saw Heaven, he was shocked -- It looked just like Wyoming! Of all the saints in Heaven, His favorite was St. Peter. (Now, this line ain't really needed, But it helps with rhyme and meter) So they set and talked a minute or two, Or maybe it was three. Nobody was keeping score -- In Heaven time is free. "I've always heard," Jake said to Pete, "That God will answer prayer, But one time when I asked for help, Well, HE just plain wasn't there." "Does God answer prayers of some, and ignore the prayers of others? That don't seem exactly square -- I know all men are brothers." "Or does he randomly reply, Without good rhyme or reason? Maybe, it's the time of day, The weather or the season." "Now I ain't trying to act smart, It's just the way I feel. And I was wondering, could you tell me -- What the heck's the deal?!" Peter listened patiently, And when old Jake was done, There were smiles of recognition, And he said, "So, you're the one!!" "That day! Your truck; It wouldn't start, And you sent your prayer a flying, You gave us all a real bad time, With hundreds of us all trying." "A thousand angels rushed, To check the status of your file, But you know, Jake, We hadn't heard from you, in quite a long while." "And though all prayers are answered, And God ain't got no quota, He didn't recognize your voice, And started a truck in Minnesota!" I got this from our buddy Orlan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andrea Posted March 6, 2006 Report Share Posted March 6, 2006 Re: Cowboy Jake That's a GOOD one buckee. Thanks for sharing!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted March 6, 2006 Report Share Posted March 6, 2006 Re: Cowboy Jake That's pretty good. Good to hear our buddy OJR is still kickin' too. I miss that old geezer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted March 6, 2006 Report Share Posted March 6, 2006 Re: Cowboy Jake That is great Steve! I miss Orlan too, hope he comes around to say hello sometime! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogdoc Posted March 6, 2006 Report Share Posted March 6, 2006 Re: Cowboy Jake lol--that's a good one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archerjg Posted March 7, 2006 Report Share Posted March 7, 2006 Re: Cowboy Jake That's a pretty good one. Archerjg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimfrompa Posted March 7, 2006 Report Share Posted March 7, 2006 Re: Cowboy Jake Nice, I sure pray that God hears enough of my voice that he knows who I am. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoyt_hunter Posted March 7, 2006 Report Share Posted March 7, 2006 Re: Cowboy Jake thats great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowJoe Posted March 7, 2006 Report Share Posted March 7, 2006 Re: Cowboy Jake Sounds like a good Chris Ledouex song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted March 7, 2006 Report Share Posted March 7, 2006 Re: Cowboy Jake That is a really good one Steve. Too bad Orlan wont come back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG_BUCK_1 Posted March 7, 2006 Report Share Posted March 7, 2006 Re: Cowboy Jake that is good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramie Posted March 7, 2006 Report Share Posted March 7, 2006 Re: Cowboy Jake Very good! I guess I missed that too. What happened with Orlan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puffy Posted March 7, 2006 Report Share Posted March 7, 2006 Re: Cowboy Jake Too funny , but has a ring of truth about not talking to god enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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