Jessie, went away last summer a couple of months ago

After all our time together it was hard to see her go

She called me right up when she arrived asked me one more time to come

But livin' on the L. A. freeway ain't my kind of havin' fun I think I'd rather be a cowboy

I think I'd rather ride the range

I think I'd rather be a cowboy

Than to lay me down in love and lady's chains When we were just beginning it was such an easy way

Lyin' backup in the mountains makin' love for sunny days

She got tired of pickin' daisies and cookin' my meals for me

She can live the life she wants to, yes, it's all right with me I think I'd rather be a cowboy

I think I'd rather ride the range

I think I'd rather be a cowboy

Than to lay me down in love and lady's chains I'd rather live on the side of a mountain

Than wander through the canyons of concrete and steel

I'd rather laugh with the rain and sunshine

And lay down my sundown in some starry field I miss her in the mornin' when I awake alone

The absence of her laughter is a cold and empty sound

The memory always makes me smile and I want you to know

I love her, yes, I love her just enough to let her go I think I'd rather be a cowboy

I think I'd rather ride the range

I think I'd rather be a cowboy

Than to lay me down in love and lady's chains I think I'd rather be a cowboy

I think I'd rather ride the range

I think I'd rather be a cowboy

Than to lay me down in love and lady's chains