[LM_NET] TAR: recognize this poem?

[Amy Self <librariangelist@YAHOO.COM>]

Please let me know if any of you know of a poem/song that this may have been copied 
from.  It was submitted to me as an entry into a poetry contest by a third grade 
student.  We've already had 1 confirmed case of plagiarism involving this contest 
and another third grade student, so I'm trying to be extra vigilant.  It just 
sounds familiar to me but I don't know from where.  I've googled a few lines, but 
have not found any leads.  Thanks in advance for your help.

There’s a hundred years of history
And a hundred before that
All gathered in the thinking
Going on beneath his hat
The cold flame burns within him
As his skin is cold as ice
And the dues he pays to get
Is worth every sacrifice
All the miles spent sleepy driving
All the money down the drain
All the ifs and nearlys
All the bandages and pain
All the female tears left drying
all the fever and the fight
just a small down payment
on the ride he makes tonight
It’s guts, love, and the glory
One mortal’s chance of fame
His legacy – rodeo,
And cowboy is his name.

 
Amy Wheatley, Library Media Specialist
White Pine School (K-8)
White Pine, TN
librariangelist@yahoo.com

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