BACK WHEN I WAS A COWBOY Written by Barry P. Foley Copyright © 25 May 1997
Sing high on the mountain, sing low on the prairie A cowboy’s life, is the life for me
Spoken: I remember riding my pony in the snow in the winter of 1965 singing that song...this song is my life story
Born in the hills of Virginia, Blue Ridge Mountains at my door The first thing that I can remember, was riding an old workhorse My daddy, he bought me a pony, when I was just ten years old
Back when I was a cowboy, life was so simple back then Riding and roping, laughing and joking Playing with all my friends
At 15, I bought my first guitar, determined to play and sing Oh how my life kept changing cause I thought I knew everything At 18, I had to leave cause my hometown held nothing for me I needed more than the factory and the sawmill, So the Navy I did go
Back when I was a sailor, sailing the seven seas Traveling around this big old world, oh this traveling life’s for me
That’s been 30 some years now, since I first left my home I know my mama keeps praying for me, cause I was born to roam
Back when I was a cowboy, life was so simple back then Riding and roping, laughing and joking Playing with all my friends
I stole this ending from the great Tom T. Hall, goes like this... . Do Do Do, Do Do Do, Do Do Do Do
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