I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart
Apart from her solo career, singer Bonnie Owens is well known for the work … Read Full Bio ↴Apart from her solo career, singer Bonnie Owens is well known for the work she did with her former husbands, Buck Owens and Merle Haggard. Born Bonnie Campbell on October 1, 1932, in Oklahoma City to a pair of sharecroppers and one of eight children, she first met Buck in the mid-'40s when he had a local daily 15-minute radio show. Once Buck discovered that Bonnie could sing, he helped her get a job with him on another radio show in 1947. The following January, Buck and Bonnie married, but the union was short-lived. By 1951, after giving birth to two sons, the marriage was over. Since neither could afford a divorce, they stayed legally married, but separated, for several years. Bonnie and the two boys left for Bakersfield, where she worked as a cocktail waitress. It was during this period that Bonnie met Fuzzy Owen and guitarist Roy Nichols, who would be instrumental in the career of Haggard.

By the late '50s Bonnie was recording on the Mar-Vel label with Fuzzy and his band, the Sun Valley Playboys. She cut a well-received duet album with Fuzzy, her sometime boyfriend, on Tally Records, which would later be re-released on Capitol Records as "Just Between the Two of Us." In 1961, Bonnie saw Haggard singing for the first time at a Lefty Frizzell concert. At the time, Haggard was just a few months out of San Quentin prison for breaking and entering. By 1964 Fuzzy was managing Haggard and suggested that Bonnie and Haggard re-record "Just Between the Two of Us." Taking Fuzzy's advice paid off; the song hit the top of the country charts but not for long. It was replaced by "(My Friends Are Gonna Be) Strangers," Haggard's breakthrough single.

In 1965 Haggard signed with Capitol Records, married Bonnie, and signed the Strangers (including Bonnie) with a booking agency owned in part by Buck. Bonnie's marriage to Haggard lasted until 1978, but the two had already separated in 1975. Eventually Bonnie resumed touring with the Strangers in the late '70s and remarried for the final time to Fred McMillenher. She continued to tour regularly with Haggard and the Strangers. While Bonnie released half a dozen albums and numerous singles on Capitol Records in the mid- to late '60s, she remained satisfied singing backup as a member of the Strangers.

I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart
Bonnie Owens Lyrics


We have lyrics for 'I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart' by these artists:


Cyndi Lauper Feat. Jewel I wanna be a cowboy's sweetheart I wanna learn to rope…
Dixie Chicks I want to be a cowboy's sweetheart I want to learn…
Gracia Harrison I wanna be a cowboy's sweetheart I wanna learn to rope…
Lynn Anderson I wanna be a cowboy's sweetheartheart I wanna learn to…
Montana Patsy I want to be a cowboy's sweetheart I want to learn…
Nickel Creek I want to be a cowboy's sweetheart I want to learn…
Patsey Montana and The Prairie Ramblers I want to be a cowboy's sweetheart I want to learn…
Patsy Montana I want to be a cowboy's sweetheart I want to learn…
Patsy Montana & The Prairie Ramblers I want to be a cowboy's sweetheart I want to learn…
Patsy Riggir I want to be a cowboy′s sweetheart I want to learn…
Phish I wanna be a cowboy's sweetheart I wan' learn to…
Suzy Bogguss I want to be a cowboy's sweetheart I want to learn…
The Prairie Ramblers I want to be a cowboy's sweetheart I want to learn…
Various Artists I want to be a cowboy's sweetheart I want to learn…


We have lyrics for these tracks by Bonnie Owens:


A House With Love Is Not a Home [ Both ] For years we both have lived on pride…
All of Me Belongs to You All of me belongs to you all the time you're…
Any Part of You I'm happy when you're happy and I cry each time…
Consider the Children Please consider the children Don't walk out and leave Rememb…
Don't Take Advantage Of Me Don't make me a promise and then make me blue Don't…
Don't Tell Me Don't tell me that you love me when you know…
Everything That's Fastened Down is Comin' Loose I knew you when you never drank the wine But now…
Excuse Me for Living Excuse me for living my whole life for you excuse…
Farther Along Tempted and tried we're oft made to wonder why it…
Forever And Ever Forever and ever I'll love you I swear by the stars…
Gathering Flowers For The Masters Bouquet Death is an angel sent down from above sent for…
Gone Crazy You took my love for granted and I gave it…
Hangin' On It's true you have me twisted around your finger it…
How Can Our Cheatin' Be Wrong Like two common thieves caught stealing we've been blamed of…
How Many If all the girls you ever knew were standing here…
I Couldn't Keep From Cryin' I saw you walking by her side heard you whisper…
I Don't Care I don't care if tomorrow never comes this world holds…
I Know He Loves Me I know he loves me I know he loves me…
I Saw the Light Once there's a sinner I wandered along sorrow and tears…
I Want To Live Again [ Both ] We stopped living when our love died and…
I Wanta Live Again We stopped living when our love died And I wanta live…
I Wish I Felt This Way at Home If I could be with you forever my restless heart…
I Won't Go Lookin' for You I won't go lookin' for you tonight I'd rather stay…
I'd Be More Of A Woman I'm not too much of a woman at least that's…
I'll Always Be Glad To Take You Back After you have finished all your runnin' round and you…
I'll Fly Away Some glad morning when this life is o'er I'll fly…
I'll Kiss My Wedding Ring Goodbye I don't know just how it started once we were…
I'll Look Over You I'll look over things you do because I love you…
I'll Take A Chance [ Bonnie and Merle ] If you don't want to run…
I'll Try Again Tomorrow I let another hold me in his arms today I…
It Don't Take Much To Make Me Cry Eaxcuse the tears that are fallin' down my face Each teardro…
Jealous Heart Jealous heart oh jealous heart stop beating can't you see…
Just Between The Two Of Us Just between the two of us, we know our love…
Just One Time Wish I could see you just one time oh how…
Lead Me On Once I made a promise that I'd never do no…
Lie A Little I know what's going through your mind you planned to…
Living On Your Love Livin' on your love livin' on your love livin' on…
Medals for Mothers I dreamed mama walked up the heavenly stairs And medals for…
Merry Go Round Of Love Merry merry merry go round bring his love back to…
My Hi-Fi To Cry I turn on my radio each morning around nine To hear…
Now I Lay The big clock on the wall shows way past two…
Number One Heel Oh you're the number one heel in the country You're the…
Our Hearts Are Holding Hands We're far apart but our hearts're holding hands It's lone…
Philadelphia Lawyer Way out in Reno Nevada Where romance blooms and fades A grea…
Slowly But Surely Slowly but surely I'm falling in love falling in love…
So Much For Me So Much For You [ Both ] So much for me so much for you […
Somewhere Between Somewhere between your heart and mine there's a window that…
Souvenirs I've got my souvenirs that's one thing you can't take…
Stop The World Stop the world and let me off I'm tired of…
Stranger In My Arms I don't thrill you like I used to do, there's…
Take Me Don't make me a promise and then make me blue Don't…
That Little Boy Of Mine Who cares for fame or fortune Who cares for wealth or…
That Makes Two Of Us [Merle] Far to sense you'd up and leave that's what you…
The Best Part Of Me I can see in your eyes there's been a change My…
The Longer You Wait The longer you wait to leave me the longer I'll…
Tonight I'll Throw A Party You're at a business meeting that's what you think I…
Too Used To Being With You TOO USED TO BEING WITH YOU WITH BONNIE OWENS (Jack Rhodes -…
Wabash Cannon Ball From the great Atlantic ocean to the wide Pacific shore From…
Waggin' Tongues I know I've been untrue but now I love just…
Wait A Little Longer Please Jesus Here the labor is so hard and the workers they…
What A Friend We Have In Jesus What a friend we have in Jesus all our sins…
What Else Can I Do I've done everything a girl suppose to do When she's trying…
What's It Gonna Cost Me What's it gonna cost me this time a broken heart…
Whatever Happened To Me It gets longer in between each time you call I'd be…
Where Could I Go But To The Lord Now tell me where could I go but to the…
Where the Soul Never Dies In Canaan's land I'm on my way where the soul…
Where We'll Never Grow Old I have heard of a land on a faraway strand…
Why Don't Daddy Live Here Anymore My little boy looks up at me with big tears…
Will You Want Me Just As Much After you have known me better and the new wears…
Yes I Love You I just received your letter oh I've waited darling for…
You Don't Even Try Our love keeps drifting and you keep giving me to…



You Don't Have Far To Go You always find the way to hurt my pride if…


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Philomena Peterson

I love her style of singing. She has a really lovely voice

Virginia McCabe

This woman can not be beat. She is great no matter what she sings but her yodeling is just wonderful...

mcgoodle

Holy cow! That was amazing! Pure fun. I can sing a bit, and have pretty good pitch, but I couldn't yodel to save my life. Miss Bonnie was a wonderful old-school Okie gal.

Sem Lam

Wow I love this song so very much. Thanks for sharing this

Glenn Johnson

Glenn Johnson Never heard this version before but great!Just love the female yodellers.Thanks for uploading this one!

John Jurkewicz

So, So, So, beautiful
to listening to and I love it

Hagfan789

Heck of a lady she was..One of the Best!

Nicolette Mitchell

The yodeling is so beautiful

Glenn Johnson

Glenn Johnson Never heard this this version before by Bonnie Owens.Good one!Thanks for uploading!

Gator Mike

I've always loved a good yodel. Thanks

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