Dawn comes early and way to fast
When a cowboy greets the day
It's rise and shine no time to whine
When daylights burning away

He heads to the barn and saddles his mare
blowing frost through his every breath 
first the livestock to tend then more fences to mend
and he's prayin he won't catch his death

But it doesn't take long for the day to heat up
and by noon the suns beating down hard
Now he hopes for a breeze, and the shade of the trees
and that hammock for two in the yard

But the days now half over, there's no time to rest
just a daydream is all he will spare
load the tractor with hay baled just yesterday
leave a flake in the barn with the mare

Feed and water the cows and it's back in the saddle
to finish the rest of his chores
head up to the clearing, round the sheep up for sheering,
if there's time he can paint the barn doors

Not a moment spent idle, there's no time to waste
no vacation or weekends to rest
from morning till night, the sun long out of sight
a cowboy gives only his best

Once this day is behind him and supper is laid
he pulls off his boots with a sigh
though the works never done, he'll be up with the sun
Thanking God for his beautiful life