Willie Robert Earl Keen

[Verse 1]
Hanging on the wall just like a thousand times you been there
A picture of a field of dandelions
And a young stud colt a-followin' some ol' cowboy on a brood mare
A-bound to make it home by dinner time

[Verse 2]
There's a thunderhead a-coming from the west and he's sure thinking
The rain would do this dusty dirt some good
But it ain't a cowboy's weather so he nudges his old faithful
And turns around to call out to the stud

[Chorus]
Come on Willie, there's a black cloud coming yonder
The devil beats his wife with a silver chain
Come on Willie, boy can't you hear the thunder
Your ma and me don't travel well in rain

[Verse 3]
It ain't nothing much to look at, just a print I got from grandma
A real west river cowgirl in her day
And sometimes I need religion since the old girl's gone before me
And that's when I can hear the cowboy say

[Chorus]
"Come on Willie, there's a black cloud coming yonder
"The devil beats his wife with a silver chain
"Come on Willie, boy can't you hear the thunder
"Your ma and me don't travel well in rain"