Bravest Cowboy

I am the bravest cowboy that’s ever tried the West
I’ve been all around the Rockies got bullets in my breast
I’ve been all around the Rockies got bullets in my breast

In eighteen hundred and sixty three I joined the immigrant band
We marched from San Antonio down by the Rio Grande
We marched from San Antonio down by the Rio Grande

I went out on the prairie I learned to throw the line
I learned to pocket money but I did not dress so fine
I learned to pocket money but I did not dress so fine

I went out on the prairie and learned to rob and steal
And when I robbed that cowboy how happy I did feel
And when I robbed that cowboy how happy I did feel

I wore a wide brim high hat my saddle too was fine
And when I courted a pretty girl you’d bet I called her mine
And when I courted a pretty girl you’d bet I called her mine

I courted her for beauty for love it was in vain
They carried me down to Dallas to wear a ball and chain
They carried me down to Dallas to wear a ball and chain