I bet you never heard ol' Marshall Dillon say
Miss Kitty have you ever thought of running away
And settling down, would you marry me
If I asked you twice and begged you pretty please?
Aw, she'd have said yes in a New York minute, they never tied the knot
His heart wasn't in it, he just stole a kiss and he rode away
He never hung his brim up at Kitty's place

Shoulda been a cowboy
Should've learned to rope and ride
Wearing my six-shooter, ridin' my pony on a cattle drive
Stealing a young girl's heart Yeah, just like Gene and Roy
Sing a few rodeo songs Yeah, should've been a cowboy

Might've had a sidekick with a funny name,
Running wild through the hills chasing Jesse James
Ending up on the brink of danger and
Riding shotgun with the Texas Rangers
Go West, young man!
Eveybody knows that California's full of whiskey and women and beer and gold
Hidin' out all night beneath the desert star
With a dream in my eye and a prayer my heart

Should've been a cowboy
Should've learned to rope and ride
Wearing my six-shooter, ridin' my pony on a cattle drive
Stealing a young girl's heart, just like Gene and Roy
Sing a few cowgirl songs, should've been a cowboy

Oh, should've been a cowboy
Should've learned to rope and ride
Wearing my six-shooter, riding my pony on a cattle drive
Stealing a young girl's heart, just like Gene and Roy
Sing a few redneck songs, yeah, I should've been a cowboy

Let's get Western one time!

All right California, you know this ol' cowboy song,
Let's all sing it together one time

Should've been a cowboy
Should've learned to rope and ride
Wearing my six-shooter, riding my pony on a cattle drive
Stealing a young girl's heart, just like Gene and Roy
Singin' those campfire campfire songs, yeah, I should've been a cowboy

Say yeehaw!

A cowboy
Should've learned to rope and ride
Wearing my six-shooter, riding my pony on a cattle drive
Stealing a young girl's heart, just like Gene and Roy
Sing a few campfire songs, oh, I should've been a cowboy
What'd you say?
I said, I should've been a cowboy
Should've been a cowboy

You should have been one too, buddy