He is tender as love—or he’s rawhide tough;

A rough-necked rider in spurs and chaps,

Or well-groomed son of the town—perhaps;

And this is the little Red God I sing,

Who cares not a wallop for anything

That walks or gallops, that crawls or struts,

No matter how clothed—if it hasn’t guts.

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Me for the Cave Man

By Charles C. Walts.