I'll bet you never heard ol' Marshall Dillon say

Miss Kitty have you ever thought of runnin' away

Or settlin' 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 just stole a kiss, as he rode away

He never hung his hat up at Kitty's place

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I should've been a cowboy

I should've learned to rope and ride

(I'd be) wearin' my six-shooter

Ridin' my pony on the cattle drive

Stealin' the young girl's hearts

Just like Gene and Roy

Singin' those camp fire songs

Oh, I should've been a cowboy

I might have had a side-kick with a funny name

Runnin' wild through the hills chasin' Jesse James

Or ending up on the brink of danger

Ridin' shot-gun for the Texas rangers

Go west young man, haven't you been told

California's full of whiskey, women and gold

Sleepin' all night, beneath the desert stars

With a dream in my eye, and a prayer in my heart

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