Oh take me back (Oh take me back) To cowboy country Let me earn my pay (Let me earn my pay) Like an old cowhand Oh take me back (Oh take me back) To cowboy country Let me live and die (Let me live and die) In the cowboy land I can remember when a cowboy tended cattle I can remember ropin' a calf or two But today if you make your living as a cowboy You gotta be able to toot a horn and yodel, too Oh take me back (Oh take me back) To cowboy country Let me earn my pay (Let me earn my pay) Like an old cowhand Oh take me back (Oh take me back) To cowboy country Let me live and die (Let me live and die) In the cowboy land Let me sing my song To the lonesome dogies As I ride along Through the sage and sand Oh take me back (Oh take me back) To cowboy country Let me live and die (Let me live and die) In the cowboy land Oh take me back (Oh take me back) To cowboy country Let me live and die (Let me live and die) In the cowboy land Let me live and die (Let me live and die) In a cowboy country