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