Pushin horns weren't easy like the movie said it was
Cnd I don't recall no dance hall girls
Or hotel rooms with rugs
You worked hot and tired and nasty
Rode your pony's head too low
There were all the nights you couldn't sleep
'cause it was too damn cold
Cnd you'd sing ""strawberry roan"" and ""little joe""
Like the time we hit the river
Cnd the rains began to fall
Cnd the water was risin' so damn fast
We thought it'd drown us all
We lost a lot of steers that day
Cnd four to five good mounts
But when all the boys rode into camp
We knew that's what counts
Cnd we sang, yippie ti yi yay and ""amazing grace"".
Or the night they broke behind us
Cnd then took us by surprise
I whistled out to bonner, I seen the terror in his eyes
Cnd he rode for all his horse would ride
Cnd I know he done his best
But he crossed over jordan ridin' dunny to his death
Cnd we sang ""bringing in the sheaves"" and ""the rugged cross""
So when you see the cowboy, he's not ragged by his choice
He never meant to bow them legs
Or put that gravel in his voice
He's just chasin' what he really loves
Cnd what's burnin' in his soul
Wishin' to God that he'd benn born a hundred years ago
Still singin' ""strawberry roan"" and ""little joe""