HE'S A COWBOY
(Charlie Williams / Shirl Milete)


Bobby Bare - 1975





Ridin' on the range in the cold makes him wish he was a plumber
Sleepin' on the ground by the fire with his horse is a bummer
But drivin' into town once a month to find a woman's even dumber
Oh, but he does it 'cause he's a cowboy

Hey, a full grown whale could drown when the rain starts a-fallin'
And sloppin' through mud and singin' to a cow ain't his callin'
And it drives him up a wall everytime he hears the little doggies a-bawlin'
Oh, but he listens, he's a cowboy

He goes yodel-iddle-lay-dee, rough and tough and ready, eatin' cowboy stew
It's stringy, it's tough, but he gobbles it up like his movie star heroes do
There ain't any outlaws left for the good guys to battle
And it sure gets old just sittin' there tall in the saddle

His home on the range ain't nothin' but a house full of cattle
Oh, but he punches 'em ,he?s a cowboy
Yodel-iddle-lay-dee ,he's rough and tough and ready, eatin' cowboy stew
It's stringy and it's tough, but he gobbles it up like his movie star heroes do

Ridin' on the range in the cold makes him wish he was a plumber
Sleepin' on the ground by the fire with his horse is a bummer
But drivin' into town once a month to find a woman's even dumber
Oh, but he does it, he's a cowboy

Whoa boy!






(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - May 2012)