Stephen FromholzNarrator:In a bar in ArizonaOn a sultry summer dayA cowboy came in off the road just to pass the time awayHe pulled a stool up to the bar and pushed his hat back on his headI listened to the stories told to the words that cowboy said. He said...Cowboy:I could tell you stories 'bout the Indians on the plainTalk about Wells Fargo and the comin' of the trainsTalk of the slaughter of the buffalo that roamedSing a song of settlers, come out looking for a homeChorus (both)Now the man with the big hat is buyingDrink up while the drinking is freeDrink up to the cowboys a dead or a dyingDrink to my compadres and meDrink to my compadres and meNarrator:Well his shirt was brown and fadedAnd his hat was wide and blackAnd the pants that once were blue were grey and had a pocket gone in backHe had a finger missin' from the hand that rolled the smokeHe laughed and talked of cowboy life but you knew it weren't no joke, he said....Cowboy:I seen the day so hot your pony could not standAnd if your water bag was dry, don't count upon the landAnd winters, I've seen winters when your boots froze in the snowAnd your only thought was leavin', but you had nowhere to goChorusNarrator:Well he rested easy at the bar, his foot upon the railAnd laughed and talked of times he'd had out living on the trailThe silence was never broken as the words poured from his lipsQuiet as the forty five he carried on his hip, he said...Cowboy:I rode the cattle drive from here to San AntoneTen days in the saddle you know, and weary to the boneI rode from here to Wichita without a womans' smileThe camp fire where I cooked my beans was the only light for milesChorusNarrator:Well he rolled another ciggarette, as he turned toward the doorI heard his spurs a jingling as his boot heels hit the floorHe loosened up his belt a notch, pulled his hat down on his headAs he turned to say goodby to me this is what he said....Cowboy:Now the high-lines chase the highways, and the fences close the rangeAnd to see a working cowboy, that's a sight that's mighty strangeBut a cowboy's life was lonley, and his lot was not the bestBut if it hadn't been for men like me, there wouldn't be no west.Repeat Chorus
Lyrics by Jerry Jeff Walker
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