[ Featuring Ricky Skaggs ]
"Away In A Manger" that's the song that he hums
Pitchin' hay for the cattle and he's got horses to run
The snow on the pines is like tinsel that shines
There's work to be done, but he doesn't mind
His Christmas lights are stars in a Montana sky
His Christmas cookies are ham biscuits he fried
No stockings by his fire, just his ole cattle dog Gus
A glass raised to his maker that's a cowboy Christmas
A strong cup of coffee, beans and corn bread
No visions of sugarplums dance in his head
Just dreams of an old love they twirl and they spin
What he wouldn't give if he could hold her again
Barbed wire wrapped fencepost like garland on trees
No mistletoe no sweetheart no presents he'll see
Just the warmth of a fire and his ole cattle dog Gus
A glass raised to his Maker that's a cowboy Christmas
The doggies are sleeping, the wind's whining low
It's time to bed down but in the firelight's glow
He opens his Bible the one his mama gave
Reads the story of Jesus born on Christmas day
His Christmas lights are stars in a Montana sky
His Christmas cookies are ham biscuits he fried
No stockings by his fire, just his ole cattle dog Gus
A glass raised to his maker that's a cowboy Christmas
He'll tip his hat to his maker that's a cowboy Christmas
