The farmer and the cowman should be friends
Oh, the farmer and the cowman should be friends
One man likes to push a plough, the other likes to chase a cow
But that's no reason why they cain't be friends
Territory folks should stick together
Territory folks should all be pals
Cowboys dance with farmer's daughters
Farmers dance with the ranchers' gals
Territory folks should stick together
Territory folks should all be pals
Cowboys dance with farmers’ daughters
Farmers dance with the ranchers' gals
I'd like to say a word for the farmer
He come out west and made a lot of changes
He come out west and built a lot of fences
And built 'em right acrost our cattle ranges
The farmer is a good and thrifty citizen
No matter what the cowman says of things
You seldom see him drinkin' in a bar room
Unless somebody else is buyin’ drinks.
But the farmer and the cowman should be friends
Oh, the famer and the cowman should be friends
The cowman ropes a cow with ease, the farmer steals her butter and cheese
But that's no reason why they cain't be friends.
Territory folks should stick together
Territory folks should all be pals
Cowboys dance with farmers’ daughters
Farmers dance with the ranchers' gals
I'd like to say a word for the cowboy
The road he treads is difficult and stony
He rides for days on end with jist a pony for a friend
I sure am feelin' sorry for the pony
The farmer should be sociable with the cowboy
If he rides by and asks for food and water
Don't treat him like a louse, make him welcome in your house.
But be sure that you lock up your wife and daughter
Oh, the farmer and the cowman should be friends
Oh, the farmer and the cowman should be friends
One man likes to push a plough, the other likes to chase a cow
But that's no reason why
The farmer and the cowman should be friends
Oh, the farmer and the cowman should be friends
One man likes to push a plough, the other likes to chase a cow
But that's no reason why they cain't be friends
And when this territory is a state
And joins the Union just like all the others
The farmer and the cowman and the merchant
Must all behave theirselves and act like brothers
I’d like to teach you all a little sayin’
And learn the words by heart the way you should
I don’t say I’m no better than anybody else
But I’ll be danged if I ain’t just as good
I don’t say I’m no better than anybody else
But I’ll be danged if I ain’t just as good
Territory folks should stick together
Territory folks should all be pals
Cowboys dance with farmers’ daughters
Farmers dance with the ranchers' gals
Lyrics Submitted by Commander Kakapo