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Damn Good Cowboy

This version of Damn Good Cowboy was released by The Charlie Daniels Band in 1975.

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He’s the loosest dude I’ve ever been exposed to
He loves the bottle and a dirty joke
He likes to hang out on the street
And he’d rather fight than eat
And his nose and the women keep him broke

He’s been in every jail from here to Juarez
And every funky old backstreeet saloon
He’s a victim of his fate
Born a hundred years too late
And sometimes I think
A hundred years too soon

He’s a outlaw, He’s a bum
He’s a rounder and then some
He’s as ornery as a redneck fool can be
He ain’t ever gonna be no different
He’s a damn good cowboy
And I hope to hell he stays in Tennessee

He didn’t finish school or go to college
When he turned 16 he just had to go
And while everyone who did
Was building homes and having kids
He was out West ridin’ in some rodeo

He got busted up in Cheyenne last September
And he had to get his hat and pack his trunk
And he came on back to town,
He just kinda hangs around
He’s the local hero and the local drunk

He’s a outlaw, He’s a bum
He’s a rounder and then some
He’s as ornery as a redneck fool can be
He ain’t ever gonna be no different
He’s a damn good cowboy
And I hope to hell he stays in Tennessee

You may think he’s a little crazy
And you may think that where he’s at’s nowhere
And in your righteous sight,
You just might be right
But he damn sure did have fun gettin’ there

He’s a outlaw, He’s a bum
He’s a rounder and then some
He’s as ornery as a redneck fool can be
And if you don’t like him you won’t like me either
He’s a damn good cowboy
And I hope to hell he stays in Tennessee

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The lyrics for Damn Good Cowboy are defined as the words making up the song released by The Charlie Daniels Band in 1975. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Damn Good Cowboy have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only The Charlie Daniels Band and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

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