Rowena

Rowena, Rowena, walking barefoot on the desert floor
I'm working my father's tractor Rowena walk by some more
She looks over her shoulder and she smiles
I'm going to lay with Rowena awhile

Rowena, Rowena, I'm gonna be a man someday
The bigger I get the more work they bring me
Rowena, I'm gonna take you far far away
Rowena, I'm gonna be a man someday

Rowena, I don't listen to what the town folk say
They say you're family ain't had the notion to do right since the Bible days
Let them say it to my face
I'll put this whole town in its place, Rowena

Rowena, who bought you those shoes you're wearing on your feet?
Those ones of fancy stitching, you can't buys those on these streets
Who's that old time cowboy you talking to?
I don't like the way he looks at you

Rowena, Rowena, don't treat me like a child
Who taught you how to talk that way? In that city style
I don't hear the truth when you speak to me
Rowena, how can this be?

Rowena,
I shot that old time cowboy
coming out your door
I watch the blood run out of him onto the desert floor
I throw myself on the mercy of the court
30 years that's what killing a cowboys worth

Rowena, I'm gonna be a man some day
The bigger I get the more work they bring me
When I get out you won't recognize me.
Rowena, the girl I left behind me
Rowena, the girl I left behind me