Mama Don't Let Your Cowboys Up To Be Babies (1980)
MAMA DON'T LET YOUR COWBOYS GROW UP TO BE BABIES (Tony Joe White and Le Ann White)
Mama don't let your cowboys grow up to be babies Teach them to hold that liquor while they're young Raise them on chicken fried steaks and milk gravy He's gonna make you proud that he's your son Tell him there ain't nothing wrong with a little old wild streak And it's allright to go howling at the moon He needs to go out dancing and stomp his feet Everybody knows that you cuss the band when you quit too soon
I say: Mama don't let your cowboys grow up to be babies no Let him have those good times before he's old If he wants to chase those wild wild ladies You can't have no roots til you sow your oats He may wanna ride across the border And lay down his last dollar on lady luck If somebody says that you sure have raised a wild one Tell him there ain't nothing wrong with dipping snuff And driving a truck
Yeah mama don't let your cowboys grow up to be babies Teach them to hold that whiskey when he is young Raise him on chicken fried steaks and milk gravy He's gonna make you proud he is your son Oh mama don't let your cowboys grow up to be babies Let him have those good times while he's young