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Cowboy Song Lyrics and Chords by Eddy Arnold
Cowboy
Recorded by Eddy Arnold
Written by Harry Shannon and Ron Fraser
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The skies are dark and gray
For a week now its been raining everyday
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Kan €“ sas City Kid
Is on the couch still trying to rope the stray
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Crocket and he's Custer
And he's Hickok's right hand man
He's trying to tame the west
But mom don't seem to understand
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told him to get ready
Cause its for the time for
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bed
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And how he wises he were
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free
Cause he was simply born to be
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cow---boy
Asleep he rides the range
On a saddle that has seen its better days
And hear the coyotes call
They sing the sun to rest as evening falls
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make a pot of coffee boys
So strong you taste the grain
Stretch out on your blanket
As he clears his throat to sing
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Keep you eyes upon him
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grin
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It doesn't take much
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sense to see
That he was simply born to be
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cow---boy
This concrete city's fenced him in
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Can't win 'em all but he'll be
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on his feet again
He'll ride his fantasies till then
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Don't he take after me he was simply born to
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be
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cow---boy
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The skies are dark and gray
For a week now it's been raining everyday
And again
Kan €“ sas City Kid
Is all tucked in and dreaming of the range
FAQ
Who sang the the song Cowboy?
- The song Cowboy was sang by Eddy Arnold.
Who is Eddy Arnold?
- Richard Edward Arnold (May 15, 1918 - May 8, 2008) was an American country music singer who performed for six decades. He was a Nashville sound (country/popular music) innovator of the late 1950s, and scored 147 songs on the Billboard country music charts, second only to George Jones. He sold more than 85 million records. A member of the Grand Ole Opry (beginning 1943) and the Country Music Hall of Fame (beginning 1966), Arnold ranked 22nd on Country Music Television's 2003 list of "The 40 Greatest Men of Country Music."
