Doug Spears

Lyrics

Well a cowman’s life ain’t easy, a cowman’s life ain’t hard,
A cowman’s life ain’t nothing but a never ending job,
You work from can’t see until can’t see no more,
Ain’t in it for the money son, of that you can be sure, that’s for sure.


My daddy was a cowman, his daddy was a cowman too,
And now I’ve got my daddy’s cows and I don’t know what to do,
‘Cause cows are walking trouble, trouble in hooves and hide,
Just one thing then another, ‘til you’ve got trouble on your mind, a troubled mind.

Now if you’re looking for that simple life,
No worries and carefree,
Best get you some chickens son,
And save yourself some grief, a cowman’s grief.

Now work don’t wait for weather, these cows eat rain or shine,
Barbed wire don’t suffer fools and the lightning loves tall pines,
Mend those fences and fix the gates, make sure that the water flows,
Oh there’s always something yet to do, what’s next heaven knows, oh heaven knows.

Now if you’re looking for that simple life,
No worries and carefree,
Best get you some chickens son,
And save yourself some grief, a cowman’s grief.

I once knew a cowman who decided to retire,
He bought himself a rocking chair and just sat beside his fire,
But he just could not rest easy passing the idle days,
He missed the aggravation, the long hours and short pay, the cowman’s way.

The cowman’s way, the cowman’s way,
The cowman’s way, the cowman’s way.