Jesse James and Cal' Jane Billy Kid and all the rest Supposed to be some bad cats Out in the west But when they dug me And my Lucky Luke ways They hung up there guns And they jumped into their graves
‘Cause I’m a lonesome cowboy Say, I’m a lonesome cowboy When I ride with the sun The girls who look at my gun Say: “He’s a lonesome cowboy.”
I shoot faster than my shadow But I never, never kill Some say I’m the last true hero Shootin’ is my skill I try to hide my solitude But there’s always some dude Who stands up and tells them:
“You just don’t realize that he’s a lonesome cowboy.” And in the morning A lonesome cowboy Yeah, when I walk in a saloon The outlaws drinkin’ at noon Say: “He’s a lonesome cowboy.”
So I jump on my horse Ride across the far, far west I rope 65 bad guys Make sure none of them dies I put them all under arrest ‘Cause I’m the fastest shooter Never one dollar reward for me All over this country Sherrif say: “Are you Lucky Luke?” In a very deep voice.
And I say: “Yes, brother sherrif. And that’s your …(?) on the back of my horse.” ‘Cause I’m lonesome cowboy Yeah, I’m a lonesome cowboy Yeah, when I leave with the sun The girls who look at my gun Say: “He’s a lonesome cowboy.”