Horses and Coffee

Horses are funny, like women or pups
why I had one drank coffee from a cup,
but he was real patickler how he liked it.
This is the truth with my hand up.

That hoss didn't like it straight right from the
pot; didn't like sugar, at least not a lot.
But put in some sorghum and cream and he'd
he'd durn near lick that cup clean. 

Hadn't been married to darn long, when I
noticed my wife slippin out before dawn; so
I just figured one mornin, I'd get up and foller
along.

Can you imagine my total shock, standing in the
hall in my johns and my socks, as out the door she walked 
in nothing but her frock;  She was carryin two cups of coffee, 
a jar of sorghum and some cream.

I watched her hurry on down to the old corral and I figured
ole gal, I've got you now. I done gone and caught you
cheatin on me. I spied round the corner of the ole barn and
watched that jug head amble right across the yard .

She climbed on the fence and fixed her a cup and slowly but
surely he drifted on up; then she proceeded to fix him one too.
I just stood there in dumb surprise; couldn't hardly believe 
my eyes as I watched my gal and her horse lookin at the moon.

They slowly watched it fade away, as they watched the sun rise
and the breaking of day. Enjoying their morning coffee and each
others company too. I fer one was certainly ashamed. For in all my 
born days, I'd never seen such a thing. So I decided this is what I'd do.

I slipped to the house, put on my boots and jeans. I poured me 
a cup, black and hot, headed outside at a purty fast trot; for I figured 
I might as well make it...a family affair.


Note: In the 90's we visited some friends in Southern Missouri and my wife did indeed make herself a friend. A "coffee drinking horse." At least it wasn't bourbon.