I bet you`ve never heard ol` Marshall Dillion say
Miss Kitty have you ever thought of running away
Settling down would you marry me
If I asked you twice and begged you pretty please
She`d of said yes in a New York minute
They never tied the knot
His heart wasn`t in it
He stole a kiss as he road away
He never hung his hat up at Kitty`s place
I should`ve been a cowboy
I should`ve learned to rope and ride
Wearing my six-shooter riding my pony on a cattle drive
Stealing the young girl`s heart
Just like Gene and Roy
Singing those campfire songs
Oh I should`ve been a cowboy
I might of had a side kick with a funny name
Running wild through the hills chasing Jesse James
Ending up on the brink of danger
Riding shotgun for the Texas Rangers
Go west yound man, haven`t you been told
California`s full of whisky, women and gold
Sleeping out all night beneath the desert stars
Dream in my eye and a prayer in my heart
I should`ve been a Cowboy
I should`ve learned to rope and ride
Wearing my six-shooter riding my pony on a cattle drive
Stealing the young girl`s hearts
Just like Gene and Roy
Singing those campfire songs
Oh I should`ve been a cowboy
I should`ve been a Cowboy
I should`ve learned to rope and ride
I`d be wearing my six-shooter riding my pony on a cattle drive
Stealing the young girl`s hearts
Just like Gene and Roy
Singing those campfire songs
Oh I should`ve been a Cowboy
Yeah I should`ve been a Cowboy
Yeah I should`ve been a Cowboy