Oh cowboy
How you gonna make your money
If the rain falls like winter and the fields are shattered
Oh cowboy
How you gonna get ahead
If the horse that you're ridin'
Is feeble and tired
What if cowboys , kill joy

Oh cowboy
How you gonna calm your worries
All those burdens that you're draggin'
Might break down your wagon
Oh cowboy
How you gonna keep it together
When there's fences that need mendin'
Might be a John Wayne endin'
What if cowboys, kill joy

So he plays his guitar 'round the fire
With the stars in the sky shinin' down
On a beautiful girl singin' prairie lullabies
By his side (x2)
Oo... (x2)

Oh cowboy
How many times have you been a hero
Instead of tamin' the wild ones
You let 'em run
Oh cowboy
How many tears does your hat hide
When you open the window
And missin' them
What if cowboys, kill joy
So he plays his guitar 'round fire
With the stars in the sky shinin' down
On a beautiful girl singin' prairie lullabies
By his side (x2)
Oo... (x2)

Oh cowboy...