EVEN COWGIRLS GET THE BLUES
(Sonny Curtis)

Lacosta Tucker - 1978


A little girl in Texas was dreamin' one night
Cowboys and horses made up her whole life
A diamondback saddle and pearls on a gun
She was a cowgirl, and cowgirls have fun

Well that dream was mine and I dreamed a good life
I'd love me a cowboy and be a cowboy's wife
And I've loved a few, but there never was a one
Who loved me like you, but tomorrow you'll be gone

Even cowgirls get the blues
I'm not all smiles all the time
Sometimes the hurtin' shows through
No cowboy ever hurt me the way that you hurt me
And I'm cryin' 'cause I've got feelin's too
When the rodeo moves on, I know I'm gonna lose out
And this cowgirl's got the blues

Cowboys are s'posed to shoot straight and be kind
They're not s'posed to break hearts the way you broke mine
But cowboys and cowgirls don't always have fun
They don't always ride in that afternoon sun

Even cowgirls get the blues
I'm not all smiles all the time
Sometimes the hurtin' shows through
No cowboy's ever hurt me the way that you've hurt me
And I'm cryin', 'cause I've got feelin's too
When the rodeo moves on, I know I'm gonna lose out
And this cowgirl's got the blues


(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - September 2005)