George Fletcher's Cowboy Hat

from Live and Kickin' by The Slow Ponies

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Based on the true story of a black cowboy who won the Pendleton Roundup in 1911, but was denied the prize saddle by a judge who awarded it instead to a white man. The crowd's reaction to this injustice may restore your faith in humanity.

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Its 1911 at the Pendleton Roundup. Everybody's watching a black buckeroo.
I'll tell you how he won a prize saddle
The judge tried to cheat him
But the people came through

George Fletcher's cowboy hat
Who'll give me five dollars for a piece of that
To buy him a saddle that he should have won
At the roundup out in Pendleton

George took the long road to Oregon
The Umatilla people taught him to ride
He learned their ways and he learned their tongue
He entered the arena and the tribe took pride

George Fletcher's cowboy hat
Who'll give me five dollars for a piece of that
To buy him a saddle that he should have won
At the roundup out in Pendleton

Well first prize went to a man who broke a rule
"But he's white," said the judge, "that's what we're gonna do."
The crowd rose up against his decision
George is the champion, that black buckeroo

Well Sheriff Ty Taylor cut George's hat to pieces
Sold each scrap the the people in the crowd
Raised $700 to buy a prize saddle
The people of Pendleton shouted it loud

George Fletcher's cowboy hat
Who'll give me five dollars for a piece of that
To buy him a saddle that he should have won
At the roundup out in Pendleton

George Fletcher's cowboy hat
Who'll give me five dollars for a piece of that
To buy him a saddle that he should have won
At the roundup here in Pendleton

George Fletcher's cowboy hat
"I'll give you five dollars for a piece of that."

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from Live and Kickin', released August 4, 2020
Written by Shannon Applegate

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The Slow Ponies Yoncalla, Oregon

The Slow Ponies are:
Susan Applegate, vocals
Shannon Applegate, vocals
Esther Stutzman, vocals
Melissa Ruth, guitar and vocals
Stacey Atwell-Keister, vocals
Linda Danielson, fiddle
Liz Crain, bass ... more

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