I'm a ten-dollar cowboy Baby, that's a fact I got some inhibitions That might be holding me back I've been seeing this portrait Attached to a small fee For a ten-dollar cowboy Who looks a lot Like me If you're a ten-dollar cowboy Then you already know That there never Was a rider Who couldn't be thrown Even Billy McClain Fell off a time or two He was a ten-dollar cowboy Who looked a lot Like you I'm a ten-dollar cowboy I play a little guitar People always ask me If I'm a rodeo star Doubt if I got eight seconds But I can sing you a song Like a big bullrider I'm steady holding on You see the ten-dollar cowboy He leads a colorful life Don't you worry about him He knows he'll only die twice Like Billy McClain He's the last of his breed He's just a ten-dollar cowboy Who looks a lot Like me He looks a lot Like me He looks a lot Like me Yeah When I was out there On them street corners Learning to stand behind this guitar Ten dollars was a whole lot of money Cowboy Cowboy singer Both highly hazardous Occupations Look out!