Originally released on Johnny Z's "Skiffle" CD, with it's slack key lead guitar feel, this version gets back to the roots of real cowboy tunes and Tom Loewe's great harmonica musicianship. Also recorded at Tim Houser's Uptown Studios, In Owosso MI, shortly after the original version.
words and music by Johnny Stephen Zawacki
© 2001 Piano Street Music (BMI)
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fiogf49gjkf0d A COWBOY TUNE
Not long ago, he thought he understood
Why the world would sometimes be unkind
He did everything they said he should
But, who could’ve known what he would find
A cowboy’s life was all that he would need
Blue sky and an endless highway
Things, he heard would always set him free
Now, they’re thoughts that he just isn’t buying
And he’ll sing a cowboy tune
Laugh at jokes a little soon, tease the ladies
Yes, he’ll greet the with a smile
And then talk a little while, forget their faces
And he tells you, “there’s nothing that he can’t do”
He just keeps on singing his cowboy tune
He’ll think of a love that he once had
Or, of ladies he’s met in smokey bar rooms
No, things hadn’t turned out like he planned
Those plans, they seem to fade a little too soon
And he’ll sing a cowboy tune
Laugh at jokes a little soon, tease the ladies
Yes, he’ll greet the with a smile
And then talk a little while, forget their faces
And he tells you, “there’s nothing that he can’t do”
He just keeps on singing his cowboy tune
At night, alone, he’ll lay awake for hours
Just wishing there was someone by his side
He knows a cowboy’s life is no bed of flowers
But, why should cowboys hurt so much inside?
And he’ll sing a cowboy tune
Laugh at jokes a little soon, tease the ladies
Yes, he’ll greet the with a smile
And then talk a little while, forget their faces
And he tells you, “there’s nothing that he can’t do”
He just keeps on singing his cowboy tune
words and music by Johnny Stephen Zawacki
written November 12, 1979 - Ann Arbor, Michigan
© 2001 Piano Street Music (BMI)
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