Question: who wrote mamas dont let your babies grow up to be cowboys
Answer: `` Mammas Do n't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys '' Single by Ed Bruce from the album Ed Bruce B - side `` It 's Not What She 's Done ( It 's What You Did n't Do ) '' Released November 15 , 1975 Format 7 '' single Genre Country , Outlaw Country Length 3 : 08 Label United Artists # 732 Songwriter ( s ) Ed Bruce Patsy Bruce Producer ( s ) Lary Butler Ed Bruce singles chronology `` July , You 're a Woman '' ( 1973 ) `` Mammas Do n't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys '' ( 1975 ) `` The Littlest Cowboy Rides Again '' ( 1976 ) `` July , You 're a Woman '' ( 1973 ) `` Mammas Do n