A River of Beans
"Have you ever wondered
Where odd names come from?
Of Oklahoma's many
The Cimarron River's one
Once upon a time
A cowboy was hungry
He sat down to eat
Some beans that looked funny
As they cooked
Over a roaring fire
The cowboy waited
For tenderness to aspire
After many long hours
He peeked in the pot
But the beans he waited on
Were still hard as a rock
The agitated cowboy
Began to quiver
In a fit of anger
He threw those beans in the river
He yelled, "Simmer On!"
In all his frustration
And since that day
Cimarron came to creation"
As Dad concluded his story
We all rolled our eyes
Wondering if we could ever believe
A story quite this size