Mamas don't let your cowboys grow up to be babies ♪ Mamas don't let your cowboys grow up to be babies Let 'em drink that Lone Star all night long You got to raise them on chicken-fried steak, gotta feed them real gravy He's gonna make you proud that he's your son Yeah, mamas don't let your cowboys grow up to be babies Let 'em drink that tequila and get stoned You got to raise them on chicken-fried steak, feed them real gravy He's gonna make you proud that he's your son He may want to ride across the border It don't do no harm to sow some oats He might even find himself a wild one Some seeds you got to sow on your own ♪ There ain't nothing wrong with a little wild streak It's okay to go howling at the moon He might even find himself a wild thing Wild things need love too, yes they do You know they do Yeah, mama's don't let your cowboys grow up to be babies Let 'em drink that Lone Star all night long You got to raise them on chicken-fried steak, gotta feed them real gravy He's gonna make you proud that he's your son Yeah, he's gonna make you proud that he's your son