Bet the Best

My Daddy was a hunter when he was ten years old
He'd saddle up and ride out alone, in the Saskatchewan cold
Gone for three or four days in the bush near Waskesiu
With his 303, on his back, he knew what to do
Because his Daddy was a farmer and a poker player man too
One thing he learned is when the tables turned man
You best know what to do

You gotta back it up baby
Tell it like it is
You don't take no lip from some little drip
Tryin to get what ain't his
So you roll em over and you make the turn
The river's comin down
So you bet the best cause you know you got 'em
And then you lay 'em on down

My momma was a teacher in a one room country school
Only 17 and every grade she had to rule
Her Daddy was a farmer probably never should have been
By the time their homestead started out he was tired and wearin' thin
But he knew his way around cattle from his ranching days down south
And he loved to sing but I never got to hear a word come from his mouth
He loved to sing but I never got to hear a word come from his mouth

You gotta back it up baby
Tell it like it is
You don't take no lip from some little drip
Tryin to get what ain't his
So you roll em over and you make the turn
The river's comin down
So you bet the best cause you know you got 'em
And then you lay 'em on down
And you watch 'em drown

My momma was a teacher my papa he's a hunting man
When the time come to get together it was hand in hand.
So you roll em over and you make the turn
The river's comin down
So you bet the best cause you know you got 'em
And you lay 'em on down
And you watch 'em drown
Watch em drown