Lyrics:

I can remember when the cowboy tended cattle
I can remember ropin' a calf or two
But today if you make your livin' as a cowboy,
You gotta be able to saw a woman half in two

Oh, take me back (oh, take me back) to cowboy country
Let me earn my pay (Let me earn my pay) like an ol' cow hand
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 owned a saddle
I can remember breakin' a bronc or two
But today if you make your livin' 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 ol' cow hand
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