The Lavender Cowboy Lyrics by Burl Ives
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Burl Ives - The Lavender Cowboy

He was only a lavender cowboy,
The hairs on his chest were two,
But he wished to follow the heroes
And fight like the he-men do.
But he was inwardly troubled
By a dream that gave him no rest,
That he'd go with his heroes in action
With only two hairs on his chest.
First he tried many a hair tonic.
'Twas rubbed in on him each night.
But still when he looked in the mirror
Those two hairs were ever in sight.
But with a spirit undaunted
He wandered out to fight,
Just like an old-time knight errant
To win combat for the right.
He battled for Red Nellie's honor
And cleaned out a holdup's nest
He died with his six guns a-smoking
With only two hairs on his chest.
Burl Ives - The Lavender Cowboy       He was only a lavender cowboy,   The hairs on his chest were two,   But he wished to follow the heroes   And fight like the he-men do.    But he was inwardly troubled   By a dream that gave him no rest,   That he'd go with his heroes in action   With only two hairs on his chest.    First he tried many a hair tonic.   'Twas rubbed in on him each night.   But still when he looked in the mirror   Those two hairs were ever in sight.    But with a spirit undaunted   He wandered out to fight,   Just like an old-time knight errant   To win combat for the right.    He battled for Red Nellie's honor   And cleaned out a holdup's nest   He died with his six guns a-smoking   With only two hairs on his chest.