"Aw, look at him ride" [Verse 1] I was relaxing in my easy chair, today I earned my keep Watching some classic western tv, nodding off to sleep Saw a bounty hunter riding through a dusty scene Played by a man so cool on that black-and-white screen. Now, he looks real fancy, boots still got their shine After galloping the desert with nary a sign Riding forty miles in the high-noon sun No cowboy alive neglects his horse after that run [Chorus] Oh, those old Hollywood cowboys were a different breed Must'a got some kind of all-terrain, mechanical steed! They can ride 'em through the badlands, chase a hidden trail Nobody ever waters 'em, no hay or feed in a pail It's all just "Action!" after the cameras roll No thoughts of the poor equine's care and control! [Instrumental Break] [Verse 2] Hero hits the town and he jumps with a ten point landing Poor Quarter Horse, water twenty feet from where he is standing Just loops those reins round the hitching rail No care for the horse left flicking its tail! Doing shuffles, crab-walking down the street Actor bouncing heavy, digging in with his feet Saddle not your worry mile after mile Cowboy sippin' whiskey give the barmaids a smile [Chorus] Oh, those old Hollywood cowboys were a different breed Must'a got some kind of all-terrain, mechanical steed! They can ride 'em through the badlands, chase a hidden trail Nobody ever waters 'em, no hay or feed in a pail It's all just "Action!" after the cameras roll No thoughts of the poor equine's care and control! [Bridge] I know it's tv, some producers budget, every penny to pinch How tough would it be, show a man loose a cinch Poor horse ‘n saddle, just left standing with steam a-risin' Man be bucked off in the desert at the next horizon Cowboy don't run from his horse more than half scared Don't dust off your chaps till the animals, been cared ("Take it away, boys!") [Verse 3] In this show that bounty hunter was in and out of town No hanging a headstock , never even bed the horse down A canteen sip for the rider’s thirsty throat Horse only carried 200 pounds, a saddle and a coat! After a frantic ride poor horses left foaming and covered in sweat No time to film horse care, actor don't know his lines yet [Outro] Yeah, man riding through desert sand No break for the horse to breathe No cowboy in this western land Just forget the curb strap to ease Thank god for them wranglers, who know their stuff Don't treat your horse right, a cowboy's life gonna be pretty tough yeah, gonna be pretty tough .
