Cowboy Buckaroo Song Lyrics and Chords by Statler Brothers
Cowboy Buckaroo
Recorded by The Statler Brothers
Written by Mason Williams
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I was raised on matinees on
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Saturday
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Looking up at Hoppy Gene and
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Roy oh
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boy
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And I grew up a thinking the
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best a man could
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do
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Is be a rootin'
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tootin' straight shootin'
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cowboy
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bucka
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Spurs a
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jangling
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whoopi-ti-yi-
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yay
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Just a
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wrangling to
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every single
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day
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Yoodel-ei yodel-ei
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yodel-ei
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ooo
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rootin'
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bucka
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A buckaroo's a cowboy who
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believes in what is
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good
A buckaroo wouldn't hurt you if he could if he
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could
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I ain't afraid to say it cause I
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ain't afraid of
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you
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I'm a rootin'
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tootin' straight shootin'
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Repeat #2
Should we be the way we are or
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be how we could
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be
Could illusion become reali
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ty
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I've got to ask the question cause the
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answer's
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due
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Why can't we
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all ride together and be
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Why can't we
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all ride together and be
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FAQ
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- The song Cowboy Buckaroo was sang by Statler Brothers.
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