This song is an ode to the Buckaroo and his leather lovin' soul. For those of you who don't savvy Buckaroo lingo: "Houlihans" and "Johnny Blochers" are types of loops. A "Wade" is a type of saddle tree. A "mule skin wrap" is the leather used on the saddle horn. A "brush popper" is a cowboy who hunts cattle in the brush. A "frog walker" is a horse that likes to buck. A "shadow rider" is a vaquero who likes to admire his shadow while riding. You won't find most of these definitions in Websters.
LEATHER LOVER
Wylie Gustafson (Two Medicine Music) BMI
He's a leather lover
A rawhide man
Throws a fifty foot houlihan
Wears a flat brim hat
And a mule skin wrap
Ain't like no other
He's a leather lover
He's a leather lover
One cool cowhand
Rolls a Johnny Blocher
With a flick of a hand
He's a brush popper
Rides a frog walker
El coyotes's brother
He's a leather lover
He's got squinty eyes
Suntanned cheeks
Rides a rough out Wade
With a bucket seat
Hitched horse hair
Around his waist
He's a shadow ridin' fool
Stay out of his way
He's a leather lover
A rawhide man
Ain't like no other
He's a leather lover
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