This Ol' Cowboy Lyrics
The Marshall Tucker Band
Lyrics
Well I'm sittin' down in San Anton'
Waiting on an eight o'clock train
My woman left me here last night
Things ain't been quite the same
I gotta get back to Dallas
And tie up a few loose ends
I'm gonna work a week make a hundred dollars
Aw and hit the road again
So I don't want you to think
That you're the first one
To leave me out here on my own
Cause this ain't gonna be the first time
This ol' cowboy spent the night alone
Now honey I've been a fool but a bigger fool
I can't remember when I've been
Just to open up my heart
And let you walk right in
Now there's one thing in this life
Ain't hard for me to do
That's as soon as I kiss the lips of another woman
I'm gonna forget all about you
So I don't want you to think
That you're the first one
To leave me out here on my own
No this ain't gonna be the first time
This ol' cowboy spent the night alone
(Solo)
If you wrote all the woman's names down I know
And let me pick one out
I don't think there'd be one in the whole bunch
Aw I'd give a hoot about
So I don't want you to think
That you're the first one
To leave this ol' boy out here on his own
Cause this ain't gonna be the first time
This ol' cowboy spent the night alone
No this ain't gonna be the first time
This ol' cowboy spent the night alone
Song & Lyrics Facts
The Marshall Tucker Band's "This Ol' Cowboy" was released in 1978 on their album Carolina Dreams. It was written by Toy Caldwell and George McCorkle of The Marshall Tucker Band, with the lyrics telling a story about an old cowboy who has seen it all.
The song is performed in country rock style and features lead vocals from Doug Gray, guitar licks from Toy Caldwell and strong support from the rest of the band. With its catchy chorus and memorable riffs, it remains one of the most popular songs from the group.