We saddled our ponies
Rode the big prairies
We suffered through winters
We choked on the dust
We baked in the ovens
Of countless hot deserts
We lived all the hardships
That all cowboys must
We bathed in the rivers
Of mountain spring waters
We rode the bad horses
That's all that we had
We made meager wages
Lost 'em to strangers
And never considered
We got treated bad
Lots of good memories, boys
We were cowboys
We rode out of camp, single file
In the good old days
We were cowboys
Thank God, we were cowboys
At least for a while
Thank God, we were cowboys
At least for a while
We got up at midnight
For our turn at night hawk
We slept on the ground
When we slept at all
We had hardtack and jerky
And Arbuckle's coffee
We stayed with the wagon
From Spring until Fall
Oh, I know you boys remember
We were cowboys
We rode out of camp, single file
On a good horse
We were cowboys
Thank God, we were cowboys
At least for a while
Thank God, we were cowboys
At least for a while
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We're bein' replaced now
With pick-ups and feed lots
Fightin' the battle
Against progress and style
We're movin' to cities
And workin' in factories
But, thank God we were cowboys
At least for a while
Oh, I miss the round-ups
We were cowboys
We rode out of camp, single file
I even miss the broncs
We were cowboys
Thank God, we were cowboys
At least for a while
Thank God, we were cowboys
At least for a while
You guys remember that time at Cedar Trot
When Ramon put salt instead of sugar in the cobbler?
Ha-ha, ha-ha