When I Was A Cowboy

[Intro]           [Verse 1] I was a cowboy out in the alley. Me and my six-gun keep law on the prairie. I remember my first horse well. He was lean but a fast one. We traveled miles together until he got stolen. [Chorus] And the sheriff said "Get early to bed and always keep your hat screwed on real tight n’ case you get into a fight." Well that’s one of the tricks that you must employ if you wanna be a cowboy [Verse 2] I traveled far from home even jumped freight trains. Threw stones in the ocean slept out in the cold rain. It was down in some southern town and the music was playin’ and the people were talkin’ so loud. They heard no words I was sayin’. [Chorus] And the sheriff said "Get early to bed and always keep your hat screwed on real tight n’ case you get into a fight." Well that’s one of the tricks that you must employ if you wanna be a cowboy [Verse 3] I dreamed of a mountain with one lonesome rider. He was ragged and tattered and he carried a saber. And all through the canyon you could hear his bones rattle. He was dead on a dying horse and he was tied to the saddle. [Chorus] And the sheriff said "Get early to bed and always keep your hat screwed on real tight n’ case you get into a fight." Well that’s one of the tricks that you must employ if you wanna be a cowboy [Verse 4] I was a cowboy out on the prairie. Life is much easier now back home in the alley. [Chorus] And the sheriff said "Get early to bed and always keep your hat screwed on real tight n’ case you get into a fight." Well that’s one of the tricks that you must employ if you wanna be a cowboy