COWBOY DAN
by Andy Murray

CHORUS
Working, giving, simple living Cowboy Dan,
Never carried a gun; he didn't need one to be a man.
Bring old outlaw Hunger in; that was his plan.
Working, giving, simple livingC Working, giving, Cowboy
Simple living Cowboy, working, giving, simple living Cowboy Dan.

1. You've seen in the picture shows, I'm sure,
The cowboys of our land, walking tall
and carrying a gun close by their hand.
Mean and tough, 'cause that's what it means
in this tough world to be a man.
Oh, I'll tell you about another kind of cowboy,
I like to call him Cowboy Dan.

CHORUS

2. Hunger is so big and mean, most men simply step aside;
Figure they can't take him on, so they never even try.
Complexity never bothered Dan, he was a simple man.
So, he took out his pencil, sat right down,
and figured out a simple plan.

CHORUS

3. He knew there were so many people didn't have enough to eat.
He figured a cow or two might help to put them on their feet.
He went all over this great big country
to the farmers that he knew, said,
"Hey, Brothers, I got a plan. Can you spare me a cow or two?"

CHANT:
He took goats, pigs, cows, and sheep, and he loaded them on a boat.
And he put them on the Atlantic Ocean, and he set them out to float.
He sent them to the people in Spain who didn't have enough to eat.
He said,
"Maybe, my friends, you could use some goats, pigs, cows and sheep."
Take this cow and milk it, friend. You know you don't have to pay,
But on a winter's morn when your first calf's born,
would you kindly give it away?
And take this chick and gather eggs; you know you don't have to pay.
Take a few eggs and hatch them,
raise some baby chicks and catch them,
and kindly give them away.
Old outlaw Hunger is mighty tough. We may not bring him in,
But we'll surely deal him a mighty blow he'll have to take it on the chin.
And it might help a lot of hungry people
sort of get back on their feet if we
Keep on, keep on passing on
those goats and pigs and cows and sheep...
goats and pigs and cows and sheep (rpt 4x).

CHORUS (part of group continues chant
"Goats and pigs and cows and sheep" 4x more)

4. You've seen in the picture shows, I'm sure,
The cowboys of our land, walking tall
and carrying a gun close by their hand.
Mean and tough, 'cause that's what it means
in this tough world to be a man.
Oh, now you know about another kind of cowboy,
I like to call him Cowboy
Rootin' tootin' Cowboy
Not a high faluting Cowboy
He was just a Dunkard plowboy
Working, giving, simple living Cowboy Dan.

copyright 1985 by Andy Murray