I'm kin to the rovin' wind   That brings the Northern in   Along that dusty trail I'll take my stand   The steers are big and bold   And the nights are often cold   But I'll get by as long as I can   Throw that rope and brand that calf   Dream of a girl in a photograph   I got no home, I got no wife   But I'll be a doggone cowboy all of my life      I'm up at the crack of dawn   And I throw the bacon on   Seems somehow my work is never through   When I get done at night   All the stars are big and bright   But then that's all o-what you're used to   When ya throw that rope and brand that calf   Dream of a girl in a photograph   I got no home, I got no wife   But I'll be a doggone cowboy all of my life      The hot, dry wind may blow   And you'll see me in the rain and snow   With just an old camp fire to keep me warm   I'll move the herd along   And I'll greet them with a song   So I guess that I was born   To throw that rope and brand that calf   Dream of a girl in a photograph   I got no home, I got no wife   But I'll be a doggone cowboy all of my life