Cowboys, they are ladies men, all right
They'll love 'em up an' talk 'em up all night
But they're lonely when there's nothin' else to do
And that's what makes the cowboys sing the blues

He does a little Shakespeare an' he sings
He plays the mandolin an' other things
He looks for love, beauty an' IQ
And that's what makes the cowboys sing the blues

Cowboys have to fall in love, get hurt an' all that bit
Let their hearts hang out so they can write you all a hit
So ladies, if they ask, you don't refuse
Let's all help the cowboys sing the blues

Cowboys, they don't ever understand
This thing between a woman an' a man
Until they find the one they always lose
That's what makes the cowboys sing the blues

A cowboy takes his lonely pen in hand
Tries to make somebody understand
But she has ears to hear a different tune
And that's what makes the cowboy sing the blues

Cowboys have to fall in love, get hurt an' all that bit
Let their hearts hang out so they can write you all a hit
So ladies, if they ask, you don't refuse
Let's all help the cowboys sing the blues
Let's all help the cowboys sing the blues