Take your coffee bitter, cook your beefsteak rare, drink your whiskey straight, draw to
all your pairs, pack the quickest pistol, break the toughest bronze, speak your piece
with wisdom, sing a cowboy song, dance with your spurs on, twirl the girls around, tip
your hat when that whistle blows as you win your last go-round, dance with your spurs
on, cause the ride ain't all that long, may your rows still be spinning as they lay you
in the ground, may your spirit never grumble.
Learn from your mistakes, if your life should ever stumble, may your sin should not ever
break, move your cattle easy, treat your partner square, train your pony tenor, play your hand
out fair, dance with your spurs on, twirl the girls around, tip your hat when that whistle
blows as you win your last go-round, dance with your spurs on, twirl the girls around,
sing a cowboy song, dance with your spurs on, cause the ride ain't all that long, may
your rows still be spinning as they lay you in the ground.
Well we know you've fought some battles, they're all here gathered round, the truth is on the
tombstone, you never let nobody down.
Dance with your spurs on
Twirl the girls around
Tip your hat when that whistle blows
As you win your last go-round
Dance with your spurs on
Cause the riding all got lost
May your rounds still be spent
As they lay you in the ground
May your rounds still be spent
As they lay you in the ground