You got cattle on the highway, --
Is a message you would rather not hear them say.
I must say it's not my, or Kelly's delight,
To get cattle back in, and mend a fence at night.
We had an old cow out one night, and it was late,
How are we gonna get her back in? I said we's make a gate.
Well, Kelly cut the fence and pulled it back,
And Ginger headed for the pasture.. hay stack.
One day a man was so drunk, he drove off the highway,
And his pickup went through four fences...whatta day.
He ended up in the lake and latter in jail.. poor sap,
All I got outta that was a four thousand dollar hubcap.
Once we had to replace about two hundred feet of fence.. took most of the day,
During this time, a fellow watching us work, finally came over to say.
I've watched you fellows work.. the fence is strong and straight,
I've got a job for you, but first what's your rate?
I told the man that we usually didn't do this kind of work,
He went on to say we could take our time, but Kelly would have to wear a shirt.
Also, if we needed to, we could add to our crew,
Kelly said, Mister, we sure thank you for those kind words,
But we don't do this kind of work.. it's for the birds.
Later, I told Kelly fencing is what we could do if things got tough,
We have the satisfaction of knowing we've got the right stuff.
As we gathered up our tools, Kelly looked at the fence and with a nod..
He said, You know Dad we did do a good job.
Each day now, as I pass that way,
I can't help but thank the good Lord for that day.
It really isn't much of an attraction
But we did a good job, with great satisfaction.
John Hill