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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 ridi'n and ropi'n, he'll have to do

And his ridi'n 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 flowi'n mane, as he rides out in the range

From a morni'n blue sky, to a warm eveni'n rain.



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The cowboy way

The cowboy way