'Bout ridin' my horse 'cross the pasture I jerked my catch twine down I seen a cow with a sticker in her eye And I bedded that ol' hide down I bedded that ol' hide down My horse, he knew his business And he held the rope just right My dog, he's circling 'round and 'round As I pulled that sticker from her eye Go on get back, I'm pulling that sticker from her eye I noticed that she had a tight bag and her calf was nowhere to be found I told my dog, "If you want something to do Go find her calf, bring him back 'round Go find her calf, boy, and bring him back around" He darted over the hillside And he went plum out of sight When I looked up he was bringing back her calf Put that calf by his momma's side Go put that calf right by his momma's side He'd been gone all night Maybe for more than a day So he got himself a belly full of milk Put that calf and his momma on their way Go put that calf and his momma on their way Just a day in the life of a cowboy While that whole darn world's spinning 'round Me and my dog made a happy reunion When we bedded that old hide down When we bedded that old hide down
