Story Behind The Song

My family were cowboys and cowgirls and I grew up on a phone. This is a story song of all cowboys and cowgirls and cowhorses do.

Song Description

It is a song about all the things cowboys, cowgirls and cow horses do in the beautiful country.

Lyrics

I want to be a cowboy

Cowboys ride horses and sing yodel lay-dee,
They wear hats and boots and say mam to the ladies. (howdy mam)
Cowboys have bridals and brown leather saddles,
They ride bucking broncos and heard in the cattle.

Cowboys work hard out in the hot sun.
Tell stories by campfires when their day is done.
Cowboys like sun rise, they like sunset too.
Wish I were a cowboy don't you.
Yodel lay-dee o, yo lay dee,
Yodel lay-dee o, yo lay dee

Cowgirls like horses, cows, sheep, dogs and cats.
They wear frilly dresses or jeans boots and hats.
Cowgirls plant gardens and get eggs from hens,
Help to mend fences, and ride like the wind.

Cowgirls play guitars and sing country tunes.
Cowgirls like cowboys, the stars and the moon.
Cowgirls like sun rise, they like sunset too.
Wish I were a cowgirl, don't you.
Yodel lay-dee o, yo lay dee,
Yodel lay-dee o, yo lay dee

Horses like cowgirls, they like cowboys too.
They like to go riding 'neath skies that are blue.
Horses hate fences, they love rodeos.
They like to go fast, do not like to go slow.

Horses like carrots. Oats, apples and hay,
Clear running streams and they always say naaaay.
Horses like sunrise, they like sunset too.
Wish I could go riding all day long with you.

Yodel lay-dee o, yo lay dee,
Yodel lay-dee o, yo lay dee
Words and music
Penelope Torribio