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Cowboy Song Lyrics by Saturday Night Live

1990

(Song)
[k.d. lang]
Oh the campfire is glowin'
Evenin' purple shadows driftin' by
Just another twilight on the cattle trail
Underneath a huckleberry sky
And the cattle are lowin'
'Cause they don't know where they're goin'
They're headin' down the trail to Kansas City, boys
And they're gonna lose their heads and die
[ALL]
Whoopie-ti-yi-yo, git along little dogie
You're gonna lose your head and die
[COWBOYS]
You're gonna lose your head and die
[k.d. lang]
Oh, they'll take you, little dogie
Single-file they'll walk you through a door
An automated tread'll bring the collar down
Then you won't be movin' anymore
A conveyor belt'll run ya
To where a bolt through your skull will stun ya
Then they cut your feet off with hydraulic shears
And take you to the killin' floor
[ALL]
Whoopie-ti-yi-yo, git along little dogie
You're goin' to the killin' floor
[COWBOYS]
You're goin' to the killin' floor
[k.d. lang]
Then they'll cut him from his sternum to his uvula
[ALL]
Uvula!
And his heart continues pumpin'
While his blood continues dumpin'
Till he's dead
[k.d. lang]
Then they clean 'em and inspect 'em
Stick a hot probe up their rectum
A process that's used now and then
But not commercially widespread
Go to sleep, little dogies
Put your little worries on the shelf
Tomorrow afternoon'll be a tough one, boy
Get some rest and think of something else
Oh, you'll walk to Kansas City
And you have these cowboys' pity
But someone had to lead you to the slaughterhouse
'Cause you'd never make it by yourself
[ALL]
Whoopie-ti-yi-yo, git along little dogie
Put your mind on something else
Go to sleep, go to sleep little dogies
Go to sleep
(Spoken outro)
[k.d. lang]
Hi, I'm k.d. lang. Thanks for listenin'
Credits
Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

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