'THE LITTLE PONDEROSA'

Hi folks, this is Two Texas PawPaw with a tale for you done in poetry style, so saddle up and come along with me, its the nearest thing to heaven their is, and I call it "The Little Ponderosa": It goes like this-----WAY BACK IN THE MIDDLE OF GOD'S COUNTRY, PRETTY CLOSE TO THE ARKANSAS LINE---THERE IS A PLACE I CALL LITTLE PONDEROSA, I SURE DO WISH IT WAS MINE---IT'S A PLACE THAT ANY TEXAN WOULD LOVE TO CALL HIS HOME---WHERE CHICKENS AND GOATS AND COWS AND HOGS AND A BUNCH OF LITTLE DOGS ROAM---A HALF DOZEN PONDS WHERE YOU CAN FISH IF THATS WHAT YOU LIKE TO DO---A SUN SHINY MORNING, PEACE AND QUIET, AND A MOON TO WATCH OVER YOU---I GO THERE OFTEN TO VISIT THOSE FOLKS, IM BLESSED WITH HOSPITALITY AND GOODWILL---I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED TO SEE LITTLE JOE CARTWRIGHT COME RIDING OVER THE HILL---I CAN GO THERE ANYTIME I WANT TO, THOSE FOLKS, THEY DONT CARE---THE REASON I'M WELCOME AS A NEW BORN CALF, IS BECAUSE MY DAUGHTER LIVES THERE---THE FELLA WHO OWNS IT SURE CAN COOK, HE REALLY FIXES A MEAL---ITS LIKE YOU'RE ON A CATTLE DRIVE, EATING, LEANING AGAINST THE CHUCK WAGON WHEEL---NOW THAT'S FINE LIVING, COUNTRY LIVING, SO DRESS UP IN YOUR COWBOY DUDS---AND HEAD NORTHEAST TO GODS COUNTRY, AND VISIT MY FRIEND, TOMMY WOODS---EVERYTHING THERE IS DOWN TO EARTH, YOU WONT FIND ANYTHING STRANGE---I CALL IT MY HOME AWAY FROM HOME, TRULY A HOME ON THE RANGE---LITTLE PONDEROSA, NO FINER PLACE, TO SPEND AN ENTIRE DAY---I'LL GO THERE EVERY CHANCE I GET, COME-A-TI-YI-YIPPIE-YI-YIPPIE-YI-YAY-----Well, that's my yarn for today, this is Two Texas PawPaw signing off, and, the good Lord willing and the creeks don't rise, I'll be back tomorroe,