Ranch Hand Wanted
Ole Bill was the foreman of the ranch just south of town
He had just let go of the last rodeo clown
that kid claimed he knew more 'bout ranching than Bill
Who was 85
"Still" Bill thought
"There oughta be good help out there somewhere"
In the past year most of the hired hands hired
Just made poor ole Bill tired
Tired of the dinks, and sneaks
Tired of the drunk skunks
Tired of the drunk skunks
Tired of the kids who just wanted to rope
But still
Bill had hope
So one night he sat down at his desk
To type up an ad to stop this mess
Bill knew exactly what he wanted to write
But he had to word it carefully so it would sound right you see
He thought it over for awhile
Then with a smile he said to himself
"I got it"
The next day Bill headed for town with his ad in hand, that said he was a lookin
For a ranch hand
Days passed and Bill's phone hadn't rang
"maybe that ad was to harsh" he said out loud
Just then the phone rang
"Are you Bill?" a young man's voice asked
"yup what can i do ya for" he answered
"Well Bill, I saw your ad at the cafe today while takin a break from cuttin hay"
"oh" said Bill, "why don't you head out this way"
"Okay" said the kid on the other line "but i ain't got the time today"
"I just wanted to ask about the ad"
"Bill is it true what it says?"
"Wanted Ranch hand for Cow/Calf Operation, prefer someone who whines and complains a lot and thinks he knows more about runnin the outfit than I the owner. Prefer a Monday mornin quarterback"
"Yup" said Bill "that's what it say alright"
"Well sir" said the kid, "then you probably don't want me then"
"Now why not" asked Bill
"Because, after reading and rereading that ad, I'll tell ya why"
"Why?" asked Bill
"Why?" asked Bill
"Reason is" said the kid
"I am way overqualified"
Very nice! I'm flattered.
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