Give a tender foot a horse
and let him make a friend of him
Teach him not to be afraid
or that'll be the end of him
Let him learn to work and sweat,
to roll a cigarette,
to ride the range you bet,
he'll be a cowboy yet.
Let him wear his Levi's tight,
An d his chink
s and chaps real low.
Let him learn to roll his high,
And to answer back real slow.
Give the tender foot a rope,
And let him put a loop in it.
When he brings the critter down,
Tie off without a droop in it.
When he's up on his routines,
Content with pork and beans,
He'll know what livin' means
Then he will be a man's man,
a cowboy
Let him en d each
day at sundown
Ready for the dinner gone
Let him feel he's earned his money
Workin' doggies all day long
Give the tender foot a song
Teach him to strum an
old guitar
I'll let him roam beneath the sky,
Where he can find the evening
star.
When he pulls his belt up tight,
And fights with all his might,
For what he knows is right,
Then he will be a man's man,
A cowboy.