Ten boots, a-battered and a-beaten

Holes in our soles where the desert has eaten

But they're holdin' out and they're so easy fittin'

Just a few holes where the rattlesnakes have bitten

They ain't too fancy and they're just a little dirty

But they mean a lot to us, we think they're awful purty

We wear 'em all the time, from morning to night

If you wanna take 'em from us, then you're in for the a fight

We wouldn't trade for whiskey or a lover

They've taken us further than either of the other

And when we're gone, we won't be a-carin'

Six feet under, you know what we'll be wearin'

Ten boots, a-rollin' and a-rompin'

Ten boots, a-stompin' and a-kickin' up

A cloud of dust, a might hi-ho Silver

Ten boots, a-ten boots ain't stoppin'

My boots an' me, oh, we're a-never knowin'

From day to day just where we'll be a-goin'

Down a dusty road, or a-ridin' on a rail

Lovin' or a-fightin', they'll never fail me

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