I bet you never heard ol' Marshall Dillon say
Miss Kitty have you ever thought of running away
And settling down, would you marry me
If I asked you twice and begged you pretty please?
Lord, she'd have said yes in a New York minute, and they would tie the knot.
His heart just wasn't in it, he just stole a kiss and he rode away.
He never hung his brim up at Kitty's place.
Should've been a cowboy.
Should've learned to rope and ride.
Wearing my six-shooter, riding my pony on a cattle drive.
Stealing a young girl's heart, just like Gene and Roy.
Sing a few rodeo songs, yeah, I should've been a cowboy.
Might've had a sidekick with a funny name,
Running wild through the hills chasing Jesse James.
Ending up on the brink of danger,
And riding shotgun with the Texas Rangers.
Go West, young man!
Everybody knows that California is full of whiskey and woman and beer and gold.
Out all night beneath the desert stars
A dream in my eye, a prayer in my heart.
Should've been a cowboy.
Should've learned to rope and ride.
Wearing my six-shooter, riding my pony on a cattle drive.
Stealing a young girl's heart, just like Gene and Roy.
I'll sing a few cowgirl songs, should've been a cowboy.
Oh, should've been a cowboy.
Should've learned to rope and ride.
Wearing my six-shooter, riding my pony on a cattle drive.
Stealing a young girl's heart, just like Gene and Roy.
I'll sing a few redneck songs, yeah, I should've been a cowboy.
Let's get Western one time!
All right California, you know this ol' cowboy song,
Let's all sing it together one time.
Should've been a cowboy.
Should've learned to rope and ride.
Wearing my six-shooter, riding my pony on a cattle drive.
Stealing a young girl's heart, just like Gene and Roy.
Sing a few campfire songs, yeah, I should've been a cowboy.
Say yeehaw!
A cowboy.
Should've learned to rope and ride.
Wearing my six-shooter, riding my pony on a cattle drive.
Stealing a young girl's heart, just like Gene and Roy.
Sing a few campfire songs, oh, I should've been a cowboy.
What'd you say?
I said, I should've been a cowboy.
Should've been a cowboy.
You should have been one too, buddy.
