(spoken)

well I was sittin' in a road house

just havin' a cup to pass the time

swapin' rodeo stories with a few old territory friends of mine

when some motorcycle riders started snickerin' in the back

well they were pokin' fun at my friend's hat

one ol' boy said Hey Tex where'd you park your horse?

my friend just turned his hat down low but they couldn't be ignored

then one husky fella said I think I'll rip that hat right off your head.

that's when my friend turned around and this is what he said

(Sung)

You'll ride a black tornado 'cross the western sky

rope an ol blue norter and milk it till it's dry

bulldog the Dimantina, pin it's ears down flat

long before you take this cowboys hat

(spoken)

Now this old hat is better left alone

see it used to be my father's

but, last year he passed on

my Uncle skined the red-belly Black that makes up this ol' hatband

but, back in sixty nine he died in vietnam

now the eagle feather was given to me by an aboriginal friend of mine

but, someone ran he down somewhere around that Northen Territory line

and a real special lady gave me this hatpin

But I don't know if I'll ever see her again

(Sung)

You'll ride a black tornado 'cross the western sky

rope an ol blue norter and milk it till it's dry

bulldog the Dimantina, pin it's ears down flat

long before you take this cowboys hat

(spoken)

Now if your leather jaket means to you what this old hat means to me

then I guess we understand each other and we'll just let it be

but, if you still think it's funny, man you got my back up against the wall

and if you touch my hat you're gonna havta fight us all

well right then I noticed a little sadness in that gang leaders eyes

he turned back to the others and they just shuffled on outside

But when my friend turned back towards me I noticed his hat brim

it was turned up in a big old territory grin

(Sung)

You'll ride a black tornado 'cross the western sky

rope an ol blue norter and milk it till it's dry

bulldog the Dimantina, pin it's ears down flat

long before you take this cowboys hat

(Instrumental To Out)