Ten boots, a-battered and a-beaten 
Holes in our soles where the desert has eaten 
But they're holdin' out and they're so easy fittin' 
Just a few holes where the rattlesnakes have bitten 

They ain't too fancy and they're just a little dirty 
But they mean a lot to us, we think they're awful party 
We wear 'em all the time, from morning to night 
If you wanna take 'em from us, then you're in for the a 
fight 

We wouldn't trade for whiskey or a lover 
They've taken us further than either of the other 
And when we're gone, we won't be a-carin' 

Six feet under, you know what we'll be wearin' 

Ten boots, a-rollin' and a-rompin' 
Ten boots, a-stompin' and a-kickin' up 
A cloud of dust, a might hi-ho Silver 
Ten boots, a-ten boots ain't stoppin' 

My boots an' me, oh, we're a-never knowin' 
From day to day just where we'll be a-goin' 
Down a dusty road, or a-ridin' on a rail 
Lovin' or a-fightin', they'll never fail me 
Yah ho huh