Ill bet youve never heard ole marshall dillon say

Miss kitty have you ever thought of running away

Settling down, would you marry me

If I asked you twice and begged you pretty please

Shed have said yes in a new york minute

They never tied the knot

His heart wasnt in it

He just stole a kiss as he rode away

He never hung his hat up at kittys place

I shouldve been a cowboy

I shouldve learned to rope and ride

Wearing my six-shooter, riding by pony on a cattle drive

Stealing a young girls heart

Just like gene and roy

Singing those campfire songs

Oh I shouldve been a cowboy

I might of had a side kick with a funny name

Running wild through the hills chasing jesse james

Ending up on the brink of danger

Riding shotgun for the texas rangers

Go west young man, havent you been told

Californias full of whisky, women and gold

Sleeping out all night beneath the desert stars

A dream in my eye and a prayer in my heart

I shouldve been a cowboy

I shouldve learned to rope and ride

Wearing my six-shooter riding by pony on a cattle drive

Stealing a young girls heart

Just like gene and roy

Singing those campfire songs

Oh I shouldve been a cowboy