The Farmer And The Cowman

Yee-haw!

The farmer and the cowman should be friends
Oh, the farmer and the cowman should be friends
One man likes to push a plough
The other likes to chase a cow
But that's no reason why they can't be friends

Territory folk should stick together
Territory folk should all be pals
Cowboys dance with the farmer's daughters
Farmers dance with the rancher's gals

Territory folk should stick together
Territory folk should all be pals
Cowboys dance with the farmer's daughters
Farmers dance with the rancher's gals

I'd like to say a word for the farmer

Well say it

He come out west and made a lot of changes
He come out west and built a lot of fences
And built them right across our cattle ranges

I'd like to say a word for the cowboy

Oh, you would?

The road he treads is difficult and stony
He rides for days on end with just a pony for a friend

I sure am feeling sorry for the pony

The farmer should be sociable with the cowfolk
When he rides by and asks for food and water
Don't treat him like a louse, make him welcome in your house

But be sure that you lock up your wife and daughter

The farmer and the cowman should be friends
Oh, the farmer and the cowman should be friends
One man likes to push a plough
The other likes to chase a cow
But that's no reason why they can't be friends

When this territory is a state
And joins the union just like all the others
The farmer and the cowman and the merchant
Must all behave themselves, and act like brothers

I'd like to teach you all a little saying
And learn these words like heart the way you should
"I don't say I'm no better than anybody else
But I'll be damned if I ain't just as good!"

I don't say I'm no better than anybody else
But I'll be damned if I ain't just as good!

Territory folk should stick together
Territory folk should all be pals
Cowboys dance with the farmer's daughters
Farmers dance with the rancher's gals