PECOS BILL An American Cowboy Long ago in the old West cowboys raised cattle on the open land These cowboys were always on the move They ate and slept outdoors They had only each other for family Their lives were exciting and free but hard too To help forget their troubles the cowboys told stories around a campfire each night They told about the amazing adventures of the greatest cowboys The truth was not important only great stories were Many of these tall tales featured a cowboy who was stronger than any other He was faster and smarter too He came to be known as Pecos Bill According to the stories Pecos Bill was the greatest cowboy ever He was an American hero
The tale of Pecos Bill begins when Bill was just a young un Why he was no taller than the prairie grass He lived in Texas with his ma pa and 17 brothers and sisters To keep track of her brood Bill's ma gave all of them a star tattoo on one arm
Now Bill's ma and pa were always movin They'd pack up their things pots pans young uns and stuff the whole lot in a covered wagon Off they'd go followin the western settin sun
This here particular summer they were crossin the Pecos River into West Texas Their wagon hit a bump and went ka THUMP Next thing you know Bill went a WHUMP Li l feller done flew right off the wagon Course with all them noisy young uns in the wagon nobody even noticed
