He plays the mandolin an' other things
He looks for love, beauty an' IQ
But they're lonely when there's nothin' else to do
He does a little Shakespeare an' he sings
So ladies, if they ask, you don't refuse
And that's what makes the cowboys sing the blues
So ladies, if they ask, you don't refuse
Cowboys have to fall in love, get hurt an' all that bit
And that's what makes the cowboy sing the blues
Let's all help the cowboys sing the blues
Cowboys, they don't ever understand
This thing between a woman an' a man
Let their hearts hang out so they can write you all a hit
Let's all help the cowboys sing the blues
That's what makes the cowboys sing the blues
Cowboys have to fall in love, get hurt an' all that bit
But she has ears to hear a different tune
Let their hearts hang out so they can write you all a hit
Until they find the one they always lose
Tries to make somebody understand
A cowboy takes his lonely pen in hand
And that's what makes the cowboys sing the blues
