This song explains why you NEVER touch a cowboy’s hat. It is the story of a man being heckled by bikers who threaten to remove his hat in a coffee shop. The narrator then goes on to list a variety of reasons why that’s not such a good idea. The chorus reads “You'll ride a black tornado, 'cross the western sky, rope an ole blue northern and milk it till it's dry, bull dawg the Mississippi, pin its ears down flat…long before you take this cowboy's hat.” The song may simply be about the respect you give to another man’s sentimental treasures, but the lyrics hint that a cowboy’s hat is an earned badge that is received from living the cowboy life.