A cowboy needs a woman, that'll love him true
And the one he'll love, only one he'll choose
Satisfied with a good home, with her love to keep

And the green-back dollar, ain't his only need

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But his ridin' and ropin', he'll have to do
And his ridin' in a rodeo, will make her miss him too
Though he'll think about her everyday
Might never take her blues away

A man has to earn his daily pay
The cowboy way
A cowboy's calloused hands, and a burn from the sun
Shows a cowboy's work, hell it ain't ever done
With his horses flowin' mane, as he rides out in the range
From a mornin' blue sky, to a warm evenin' rain

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The cowboy way
The cowboy way