Should've Been a Cowboy

[Verse 1]

I bet you never heard ole Marshal Dillon say

"Miss Kitty, have you ever thought of running away

Settling down, would you marry me

If I asked you twice and begged you pretty please?"

She'd have said yes in a New York minute

They never tied the knot his heart wasn't in it

He just stole a kiss as he rode away

He never hung his hat up

At Kitty's place

[Chorus]

I should've been a cowboy

I should've learned to rope and ride

Wеarin' my six-shooter, ridin' my pony on a cattle drive

Stеalin' the young girls' hearts

Just like Gene and Roy

Singin' those campfire songs

Oh, I should've been a cowboy

[Verse 2]

I mighta had a sidekick with a funny name

Runnin' wild through the hills chasing Jesse James

Endin' up on the brink of danger

Ridin' shotgun for the Texas Rangers

Go west young man haven't you been told

California's full of whiskey, women and gold

Sleepin' out all night beneath the desert stars

With a dream in my eye, and a prayer in my heart

[Chorus]

Should've been a cowboy

I should've learned to rope and ride

Wearin' my six-shooter, ridin' my pony on a cattle drive

Stealin' the young girls' hearts

Just like Gene and Roy

Singin' those campfire songs

Oh, I should've been a cowboy

[Chorus]

I should've been a cowboy

I should've learned to rope and ride

I'd be wearin' my six-shooter ridin' my pony on a cattle drive

Stealin' the young girls' hearts

Just like Gene and Roy

Singin' those campfire songs

Oh, I should have been a cowboy

[Outro]

Should've been a cowboy

Should've been a cowboy