D A G There Was a cowboy I knew in south Texas D A G His face was burnt deep by the sun D A G Part history, part sage, part Mexican D A G He was there when Pancho Villa was young D A G And he'd tell you a tale of the old days D A G When the country was wild all around D A G sit out under the stars of the Milky Way D A G And listen while the coyotes howled and they go.. D A G Poodi yip poo yip poo D A G Poodi hoo di yip poo di yip poo D A G Poo yip poo yip poo D A G Poo di hoo di yip poo di yip poo Bm G Now the Longhorns are gone and the drovers are gone Em A The Comanches are gone and the out laws are gone Em D Geronimo is gone and Sam Bass is gone G A And the lion is gone and the red wolf is gone D A G Well he cursed all the roads and the oil men D A G And he cursed the automobile G D A G Said "this is no place for an hombre like I am D A G In this new world of asphault and steel" D A G Then He'd look off some place in the distance D A G At somethin only he could see D A G He'd say "All thats left now of the old days D A G Are those damned ol' coyotes and me" and they go D A G Poo yip poo yip poo D A G Poodi hoo di yip poo di yip poo D A G Poo yip poo yip poo D A G Poo di hoo di yip poo di yip poo Bm G Now the Longhorns are gone and the drovers are gone Em A The Comanches are gone and the out laws are gone Em D Geronimo is gone and Sam Bass is gone G A And the lion is gone and the red wolf is gone D A G One mornin they searched his adobe D A G He disappeared without even a word G D A G But that night as the moon crossed the mountains D A G One more coyote was heard and he'd go D A G Poodi yip poo yip poo D A G Poodi hoo di yip poo di yip poo D A G Poo yip poo yip poo D A G Poo di hoo di yip poo di yip poo D A G Poodi yip poo yip poo D A G Poodi hoo di yip poo di yip poo D A G Poo yip poo yip poo D A G Poo di hoo di yip poo di yip poo