The Cowboy Song Lyrics and Chords by Johnny Rodriguez
The Cowboy
Recorded by Johnny Rodriguez
Written by Randy Newman
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I'm the cowboy that came here fro
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Just to
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play you my
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music
that'
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My long shaggy hair and the
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clothes that I wear
Ain'
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t fit for n
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o big fanc
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ball
But the
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cowboys they still come to
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see
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hippies all gather
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around
When I
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sing of my life in this
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city
With boots in a
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small Texas
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town
That white collar crowd needs a-
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steeling
Any
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thing that the
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law will
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allow
With a pen for a gun
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you can't have no fun
Cause they
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don't fit i
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n our craz
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cowboys they still come to
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hippies all gather
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around
When I
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sing of my life in this
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city
With boots in a
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small Texas
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town
FAQ
Who sang the the song The Cowboy?
- The song The Cowboy was sang by Johnny Rodriguez.
Who is Johnny Rodriguez?
- Juan Raoul Davis "Johnny" Rodriguez (born December 10, 1951) is an American country music singer. He is a Tejano and Texas country music singer, infusing his music with Latin sounds, and even singing verses of songs in Spanish.
In the 1970s and 1980s, he was one of country music's most successful male artists, recording a string of hit songs, such as "You Always Come Back to Hurting Me," "Desperado," "Down on the Rio Grande" and "Foolin'." He has recorded six No. 1 country hits in his career.