I wanna be a cowboy's sweetheart. I wanna learn to rope and ride. I wanna ride o'er the plains and the desert. Out west of the Great Divide. I wanna hear the coyotes howling. As the sun sinks in the West. I wanna be a cowboy's sweetheart. That's the life I love the best. I wanna ride Old Paint goin' at a run. I wanna feel the wind in my face. A thousand miles from the city lights. Goin' a cowhand's pace. I wanna pillow my head near the sleeping herd. While the moon shines down from above. I wanna strum my guitar and yodelay-hee-hee-hoo. That's the life that I love. I wanna be a cowboy's sweetheart. I wanna learn to rope and ride. I wanna ride o'er the plains and the desert. Out west of the Great Divide. I wanna hear the coyotes howling. As the sun sinks in the West. I wanna be a cowboy's yodelay-hoo-hee. That's the life I love the best