DUDE'S LAMENT

Verse #1:

I'm not a genuine cowboy
'Cause I'm just a little too fat!
But when I strum my guitar
And sing my songs,
I wear my cowboy hat!
I never learned to ride a horse,
'Cause the horse was smarter than me,
And all I know of cowboy life
Is what they show on TV!

Bridge:

In this great land
There is a place
Where folks wear Western clothes.
They know how to ride
And they know how to rope,
But I'm not one of those!

Verse #2:

I strolled down to the General Store
To buy a pair of jeans.
A cowgirl looked at me and said,
"That dude is full of beans!"
I'm not a genuine cowboy.
That's what the cowboy's say.
But I'm in love with a cowgirl,
So, I'll be a cowboy someday!

Repeat Bridge and Second Verse to end

Words and Music: ©Copyright December 26, 1995 by John Robert Mallernee