I have always had my heroes I've loved a lot of legendsMany men in my mind are riding tall But my cowboy hero hats offTo the man who rode a donkey He's the greatest cowboy of them allHe loves all his little doggies He speaks to them kind and gentlyAnd he'll lift up any maverick that fallsHe sees every stranger He sees every strangerHe's the only way that scatters Like it's the only one that mattersHe's the greatest cowboy of them allOnce he rode into the sunset But some return in sunriseHe'll call up all the riders in the skyI can't wait to see him againGotta get my wool togetherGettin' ready for that sunrise That winds up where old cowboys never dieThe trail he rides is narrow But it's straighter than an arrowAnd he rides point for all the great and smallHe will take my wool together He's the greatest cowboy of them allHe'll pick us through the wire Despair he'll take us through the wireSo bid him good bye, Vest who knew And he'll take us through the wireOn to that plain that's high When he slams his netHe's the greatest cowboy of them all Once he rode into the sunsetBut some return in sunrise He'll call up all the riders in the skyHe's the greatest cowboy of them all Once he rode into the sunsetTwinkle twinkle, twinkle, twinkle Starlight still shines bright as nightI've got to get my roll together, getting ready for that sunrisethat winds up where old cowboys never die.The trail he rides is narrow, but it's straighter than an arrow,and he rides point for all the great and small.Oh, he will take us through the wire, onto that plain that's high.He's the greatest cowboy of them all.He's the greatest cowboy of them all.He's the greatest cowboy of them all.