This song appears on six albums, and was first released on the farewell andromeda album, and has also been released on the changes, country classics, the country roads collection and the rocky mountain collection albums. a live version also appears on the best of john denver live album.
Jesse went away last summer, a couple of months ago
after all our time together, it was hard to see her go
she called me right up when she arrived, asked me one more time to come
or livinĄŻ on an la freeway, ainĄŻt my kinda havinĄŻ fun
I think iĄŻd rather be a cowboy
i think iĄŻd rather ride the reigns
i think iĄŻd rather be a cowboy
then to lay me down and love the ladyĄŻs chains
We were just beginninĄŻ, it was such an easy way
layinĄŻ back up in the mountains, makinĄŻ songs for summer days
she got tired of pickinĄŻ daisies, cookinĄŻ my meals for me
she can live the life she wants to, yes, itĄŻs alright with me
I think iĄŻd rather be a cowboy
i think iĄŻd rather ride the reigns
i think iĄŻd rather be a cowboy
then to lay me down and love the ladyĄŻs chains
IĄŻd rather live on the side of a mountain
than wander through canyons of concrete and steel
iĄŻd rather laugh with the rain and the sunshine
then lay down my sun down in some starry field
Oh, but i miss her in the morning, when i awake alone
the absence of her laughter, is a cold and empty sound
but her memory always makes me smile, and i want you to know
i love her yes i love her, just enough to let her go
I think iĄŻd rather be a cowboy
i think iĄŻd rather ride the reigns
i think iĄŻd rather be a cowboy
then to lay me down and love the ladyĄŻs chains
I think iĄŻd rather be a cowboy
i think iĄŻd rather ride the reigns
i think iĄŻd rather be a cowboy
then to lay me down and love ladyĄŻs chains
Words and music by john denver