Well, I'm a real life cowboy
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Just a quiet, humble fella
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That's what we're like
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Apart from Mike
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Yeah, I'm more of a yeller!
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Sing songs to pass the evenings
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And because it soothes the herd
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So they won't stampede
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Unless Mike sings lead
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And shouts every single word!
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(MIKE! )
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(Sorry! )
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'Cause we're cowboys
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Real-life cowboys
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Not like the ones you see on your TV
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We've never held up banks at all
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We're poorly paid
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And kinda small
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If you still wanna be a cowboy
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Stick with me!
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On your horse for eighteen hours
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And that saddle sore's a curse
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Then you feed your horse
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And yourself, of course
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Though beans just make it worse!
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Then you're back driving cattle
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That's what being a cowboy means
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Moving those beasts from west to east
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Sorry, it's the beans!
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'Cause we're cowboys
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Real-life cowboys
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Not like the ones you've seen in the movies
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We're not big hunks like that John Wayne
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'Cause our horses would complain
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If you still wanna be a cowboy
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Join us please!
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You should be aware
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We have some customs that are strange
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Like saying 'Howdy! ' not 'Hello'
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When you're out here on the range
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Never touch a cowboy's hat
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Never ride his horse
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So what would happen if I took your old mare?
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Well, I'd shoot you, of course!
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(Fair enough! )
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Cowboys,
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Real-life cowboys
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Not like the ones you see on silver screens
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We didn't go out starting fights
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'Cause unions fought for our rights
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Now Mike will do a solo thanks to beans!
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(How was that?)
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(It stunk! )
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And now my friend, I fear
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That the end is drawing near
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'Cause we only ruled the range for twenty years!
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The Cowboy Song
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| Horrible Histories |
