The Cowboy's Song (Album Version)-Don Edwads

[ti:The Cowboy's Song] [ar:Don Edwards] [al:Songs Of The Trail] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Cowboy's Song - Don Edwads [00:16.45]Pushin' horns weren't easy like the movie said it was [00:22.01] [00:23.63]And I don't remember dance girls [00:26.45] [00:27.39]Or hotel rooms with rugs [00:29.45] [00:30.60]You worked hot and tired and nasty [00:33.34] [00:34.21]Rode your pony's head too low [00:36.72] [00:38.46]There were all the nights you couldn't sleep [00:41.21] [00:42.05]'Cause it was too damn cold [00:44.16] [00:44.96]And you'd sing strawberry roan and little Joe [00:49.86] [00:52.94]Like the time we hit the river [00:55.40] [00:56.36]And the rains began to fall [00:58.88] [01:00.04]And the water was risin' so damn fast [01:03.47] [01:04.08]We thought it'd drown us all [01:06.21] [01:07.44]We lost a lot of steers that day [01:10.63] [01:11.46]And four to five good mounts [01:13.58] [01:14.77]But when all the boys rode into camp [01:18.03] [01:18.79]We knew that's what counts [01:20.83] [01:21.51]And we sang yip pie ti yi yay and amazing grace [01:26.52] [01:29.64]Or the night they broke behind us [01:32.14] [01:33.23]And then took us by surprise [01:35.60] [01:36.93]I whistled out to bonner I seen the terror in his eyes [01:42.98] [01:44.25]And he rode for all his horse would ride [01:47.50] [01:48.23]And I know he done his best [01:50.46] [01:51.86]But he crossed over Jordan ridin' dunny to his death [01:57.70] [01:58.50]And we sang bringing in the sheaves and the rugged cross [02:03.34] [02:18.08]So when you see the cowboy he's not ragged by his choice [02:23.43] [02:24.91]He never meant to bow them legs [02:27.82] [02:28.35]Or put that gravel in his voice [02:30.75] [02:32.15]He's just chasin' what he really loves [02:35.90]And what's burnin' in his soul [02:38.23] [02:39.89]Wishin' to god that he'd benn born a hundred years ago [02:45.39] [02:46.01]Still singin' strawberry roan and little Joe [02:51.39] [02:53.37]Still singin' strawberry roan and little Joe