Oh~ you~ cowboys!
You know you've lived the life!
You ran the ridge at evening tide
And watched the daylight fade.

You climbed the hill at break of day
And breathed the crispy air.
You ran loose horses through the grass
And smelled the broken stems.

While a summer storm came rollin' in
With the sweetest scent on earth.
And you rode the range where life was found
In a simple bovine birth.

You stood on the porch with a coffee cup
That steamed in frozen air,
While you watched a kid just learning the ropes
Run the dusty remuda in.
You rode the broncs and the solid mounts
And the one who chinned the moon.

You smelled the air as clean and fresh
As any that blows the earth.
You saw your horse on the crest of hills
Where the lupine blossomed free,
And no other man had set his boots
Since maybe time began.

You rocked along at an easy lope
While the leather creaked out loud,
And your rowels sang with the beating sound
Of hoofbeats on the ground.

Oh~ you~ cowboys!
Oh you horseback men!
You lived the life of kings astride
And watched the moon fall down.
No wonder the world would envy you
For a drink of freedom's cup.
Oh~ you~ cowboys!