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WYOMING COWGIRL!

Jane, a rancher, went one day to fix a distant fence.
The wind was cold and gusty and the clouds rolled gray and dense,
As she pounded the last staples in and gathered tools to go,
The temperature had fallen and the snow began to blow.


When she finally reached her pickup, she felt a heavy heart,
from the sound of that ignition, she knew it wouldn't start.
So Jane did what most of us do, if we'd have been there
She humbly bowed her pretty head and sent aloft a prayer.


As she turned the key for the last time, she softly cursed her luck,
They found her three days later, frozen stiff in that old truck.
Now Jane had been around in life and done her share of roamin'
But when she saw Heaven, she was shocked -- it look just like Wyomin'.


Oh, there were some differences of course, but just some minor things,
One place had simply disappeared -- the town they called Rock Springs.
The BLM had been shut down, and there was no grazin' fees,
and the wind in Rawlins and Cheyenne was now a gentle breeze.


The Park and Forest Service folks -- they didn't fare so well,
They'd all been sent to fight some fire in a wilderness called Hell.
Though Heaven was a real nice place, Jane had a wondering mind,
So she saddled up and lit a shuck, not know'n what she'd find.


Then one day up in Cody, on a cold fall afternoon,
She saw St. Peter coming, and she knew she'd be there soon.
Of all the saints in Heaven, her favorite was St. Peter,
Now, this line, it ain't needed but it helps with rhyme and meter.


So they set and talked a minute or two, or maybe it was three,
Nobody was keepin' score -- in Heaven time is free.
"I've always heard," Jane said to Pete, "that God will answer prayers,
But one time I asked for help, well he just plain wasn't there.


Does God answer prayers of some, and ignores the prayers of others?
That don't seem exactly square -- I know all men are brothers.
Or does he randomly reply, without good rhyme or reason?
Maybe, it's the time of day, the weather or the season.


Now I ain't trying to act smart, it's just the way I feel,
And I was wonderin', could you tell -- what the heck's the deal?
Peter listened very patiently and when Jane was done,
There were smiles of recognition, and he said, "So, you're the one!


That day your truck, it wouldn't start, and you sent a prayer a flying,
You gave us all a real bad time, with hundreds of us a trying.
A thousand angels rushed to check the status of your file,
But you know, Jane, we hadn't heard from you in quite a while.


And though all prayers are answered, and God ain't got no quota,
He didn't recognize your voice, and started a truck in North Dakota.


- Author Unknown




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