I am just a lonesome cowboy,
and I'm travelling all alone
I ain't even got a nickel*
to call my baby on the phone.
Just beyond the mountain lies a city
And I hear it calling me
Saddle up and ride, you lonesome cowboy
Here is where you'll find your destiny.
In my dreams the lights shine bright and pretty,
near to me and yet so far
Will I always be a lonesome cowboy?
Am I only reaching for a star?
Ride, a-ride, a-ride, a-ride along cowboy!
Sing, a-sing, a-sing, sing a song, cowboy!
Will I ever leave this lonesome valley,
really see the lights that shine?
Gotta find what lies beyond the mountain,
gotta rope and tie that dream of mine.
I am just a lonesome cowboy,
and I'm travelling all alone
If you don't call me, baby,
then I'm never coming home!
*Damals konnte man in den USA noch für 5 Cents telephonieren - allerdings waren das damals umgerechnet 20 Pf, es entsprach also den Preisen in Deutschland.