Genre not found
Artist not found
Album not found
Song not found

The Sporting Cowboy
Various Artists Lyrics


No lyrics text found for this track.

The lyrics are frequently found in the comments by searching or by filtering for lyric videos
Most interesting comment from YouTube:

@ashleylee5166

Let me tell you, buddy
There's a faster gun
Coming over yonder
When tomorrow comes
Let me tell you, buddy
And it won't be long
'Til you find yourself singing
Your last cowboy song
Yippee-ki-iy-ay
When the round-up ends
Yippee-ki-iy-ay
And the campfire dims
Yippee-ki-iy-ay
He shouts and he sings
When a cowboy trades his spurs for wings
When they wrap my body
In the thin linen sheet
And they take my six irons
Pull the boots from my feet
Unsaddle my pony
She'll be itching to roam
I'll be halfway to heaven
Under horsepower of my own
Yippee-ki-iy-ay
When the round-up ends
Yippee-ki-iy-ay
And the campfire dims
Yippee-ki-iy-ay
He shouts and he sings
When a cowboy trades his spurs for wings
Yippee-ki-iy-ay
I'm glory-bound
No more jingle jangle
I lay my guns down
Yippee-ki-iy-ay
He shouts and he sings
When a cowboy trades his spurs for wings
When a cowboy trades his spurs for wings



All comments from YouTube:

@MrHalohunter24

It's ironic that kicking dust on someone seems incredibly disrespectful but is actually one of the most respectful things a gunslinger can do for someone he just bested.

@SteamCheese1

Cowboy funeral. It's a shortened version of "ashes to ashes and dirt to dirt" you're symbolically burying him. Very honorable.

@cjhartnest4066

Kick dirt on somebody alive Yu might not like the outcome, but even pouring dirt on a casket is the same gesture

@someguywhousesyoutubelikee1376

@@cjhartnest4066 well to be fair, kicking dirt on someome practically says they're a dead person

@bigdiccmarty9335

@@someguywhousesyoutubelikee1376 to be fair, buster's skull was overly ventilated, so it all checks out

@derpasoruswrecks2773

"From the dust we all came, and to the dust we shall return. I commend you to the earth brother"

Kinda like that

7 More Replies...

@taylerisu2668

For those wondering why Buster died so fast: That’s the point of the story. Cowboys run and gun till it catches up with them, and someone always has a faster hand. Buster had cleverness, skill, and plenty of moxie, but there’d always be someone who’s just better. Even if the man in black won the duel, he sings this song to show that he understands that he too “can’t be top dog forever”.

@roflguy114

Plus he kicked dirt on him to show respect.

@masamune2984

We know. Everyone knows. But thanks anyways for explaining still. 🙂

@gamerstheater1187

It’s kinda badass that Buster accepted his fate

More Comments

More Versions