Cowboys, they are ladies men, all right   They'll love 'em up an' talk 'em up all night   But they're lonely when there's nothin' else to do   And that's what makes the cowboys sing the blues      He does a little Shakespeare an' he sings   He plays the mandolin an' other things   He looks for love, beauty an' IQ   And that's what makes the cowboys sing the blues      Cowboys have to fall in love, get hurt an' all that bit   Let their hearts hang out so they can write you all a hit   So ladies, if they ask, you don't refuse   Let's all help the cowboys sing the blues      Cowboys, they don't ever understand   This thing between a woman an' a man   Until they find the one they always lose   That's what makes the cowboys sing the blues      A cowboy takes his lonely pen in hand   Tries to make somebody understand   But she has ears to hear a different tune   And that's what makes the cowboy sing the blues      Cowboys have to fall in love, get hurt an' all that bit   Let their hearts hang out so they can write you all a hit   So ladies, if they ask, you don't refuse   Let's all help the cowboys sing the blues   Let's all help the cowboys sing the blues