I bet you've never heard ol' Marshall Dillion 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
  She'd of said yes in a New York minute
  They never tied the knot
  His heart wasn't in it
  He stole a kiss as he road away
  He never hung his hat up at Kitty's place
    I should've been a cowboy
  I should've learned to rope and ride
  Wearing my six-shooter riding my pony on a cattle drive
  Stealing the young girl's heart
  Just like Gene and Roy
  Singing those campfire songs
  Oh I should've 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 yound man, haven't you been told
  California's full of whisky, women and gold
  Sleeping out all night beneath the desert stars
  Dream in my eye and a prayer in my heart
    I should've been a Cowboy
  I should've learned to rope and ride
  Wearing my six-shooter riding my pony on a cattle drive
  Stealing the young girl's hearts
  Just like Gene and Roy
  Singing those campfire songs
  Oh I should've been a cowboy
    I should've been a Cowboy
  I should've learned to rope and ride
  I'd be wearing my six-shooter riding my pony on a cattle drive
  Stealing the young girl's hearts
  Just like Gene and Roy
  Singing those campfire songs
  Oh I should've been a Cowboy
  Yeah I should've been a Cowboy
  Yeah I should've been a Cowboy