Counterfeit Cowboy - Dave Dudley

Was another beer drinkin' Friday afternnon at Jimmy’s tavern

This cowboy he came struttin' in with a big cigar in his mouth a total stranger

Wore silver toed high heeled boots and a big old horseshoe diamond ring

Hung his big white Stetson hat on the rack by the pinball machine

He walked up to the bar ordered ten rolls of nickels and a Schlitz

He handed Jim a fifty dollar bill from his big old fat money clip

He walked over to the pinball and kicked the legs till she leveled up with that

floor

Dropped them nickels in till he had every odd and feature lit up on that board

Cowboy had Jim’s tavern lookin' like a pinball convention

He politely asked for some breathin' room and never showed any signs of tension

He fired three balls in a row sunk a lucky ten twelve and a deuce

When we finished rollin' all that lead he was about four hundred bucks to the

good

Ol' Jim was countin' pennies but still come up about twelve dollars shy

Cowboy said I’ll just take a case of beer and let’s let the rest of it slide

He picked up that big white Stetson case of beer and he made it for the door

I said hey cowboy if you’re feelin' lucky let’s shuffle one for fifty down that

board

Well Lucy was my good luck charm he didn’t know it he let her toss that coin

I gave cowboy the honors he called tails and naturally I won

So I stepped aside and he laid a three for me to win it was gonna take a four

Well I let it sail and Lucy smiled and I knew that puck was hangin' off the

board

Well it’s another beer drinkin' Friday but Jimmy’s tavern just ain’t the same

No Wager signs everywhere no shuffleboard and no pinball machines

No Jim’s checkin' every federal note with that looking glass that he keeps in

the till

Since cowboy took us for a ride with this counterfeit fifty dollar bills

Oh I bet that ring was made outta glass and he’s laughin' out his back pocket