I was walking down Broadway New York, New York Tony Llama boots and a Stetson hat Proud to be a country boy Just then a messenger called me Rasta man on the road He said "You gotta get the rhythm of the islands Help me carry my load" [Chorus] You've got to get into reggae cowboy Shuffle them boots on the street Get into reggae cowboy Feel that reggae beat Hey hey hey hey His message hit me like a brick man
First I laughed, then I cried Somewhere between Jamaica and Nashville I realized I'd live my life These days I sit in my garden Soften frames on a steel guitar Beautiful rhythms on the tradewinds Blowing in to a Florida farm They tell me get into reggae cowboy Shuffle them boots on the street Get into reggae cowboy Feel that reggae beat Hey hey hey hey