From Cheyenne to Douglas. all the ranges I know I drift with the wind, no one cares where I go I'm lonesome but happy' rich but I'm broke And the good Lord knows the reason I'm just a cowpoke Well I ain't got a dime in these old worn out jeans So I'll quit eatin' steak and go back to beans I'll pick up a ten spot in Prescott I know (not press God)
From ridin' the broncs in the big rodeo Maybe this winter, a filly I'll find, And I'll spend the whole summer with her on my mind, But I'll never be saddled, I'll never be broke, I'm a ramblin', gamblin', driftin' cowpoke Uh huh huh ooo ooo ooo Been down in the prairie my pony and I hear the wail of the coyote hear his cry Uh huh huh ooo ooo ooo