Should have been a cowboy
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1. I bet you've never heard ole Marshall Dillion
say,
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“Miss Kitty have you ever thought of running
away,
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settling down would you marry
me?
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If I asked you twice and
begged you, pretty, please.
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2. She'd ‘ve said “yes” in a New York minute,
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they never tied the knot, his
heart wasn't in it.
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He stole a kiss as he rode
away.
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he never hung his hat up at
Kitty's place.
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I should've been a cowboy,
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I should've learned to rope and ride,
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wearing my six-shooter, riding my pony on a cattle dri….ve.
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Stealing the young girl's hearts, just like Gene and Roy,
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singing those campfire songs,
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oh, I should've been a cowboy.
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3. I might’ve had a side kick with a funny name,
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running wild through the
hills chasing Jesse James.
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Ending up on the brink of
danger,
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riding
shotgun for the Texas Rangers.
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4. Go west, young man, haven't you been told,
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sleeping out all night
beneath the desert stars,
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with dream
in my eye and a prayer in my heart.
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I should've been a Cowboy,
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I should've learned to rope and ride,
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wearing my six-shooter, riding my pony on a cattle dri….ve.
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Stealing the young girl's hearts, just like Gene and Roy,
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singing those campfire songs,
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oh, I should've been a cowboy.
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+ CHORUS
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Yeah, I should've been a cowboy !
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I should've been a cowbo…….……y !
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(Toby Keith)