The Charlie Daniels Band - Top Hand lyrics

The kid was tall and rangy still wet behind the ears But he could ride and he could rope way beyond his years He said daddy can I ride with you now that I'm sixteen Help you drive them dogies up the trail to Abilene His daddy was a mighty man a cowboy to the bone Trail boss for the J-Bar Z out east of San Antone He said boy don't get impatient now you've got a lot to learn You'll get your chance to be top hand but you'll have to wait your turn Cause the trail goes on forever and the days get mighty long If a norther starts to blowin' it can chill you to the bone And there's rivers and there's rustlers and you've got to understand It takes more than just a cowboy son you've got to be a man Against his daddy's wishes he left that very day Signed on with the Double D to drive the Chisholm Trail They were two weeks out of Texas he was ridin' drag one night When a northern started blowin' soon the herd was out of sight The snow was falling faster and the cold wind took his breath He knew the end was coming he was sure to freeze to d**h When out of the blinding whiteness rode a tall and mighty man He said son I was just pa**in' through thought you could use a hand Cause the trail goes on forever and the days get mighty long That old north wind starts blowin' it can chill you to the bone And son a top hand always has to do the very best he can And I knew you were a cowboy now I know that you're a man I knew you were a cowboy son now you've become a man