Written by Ian Tyson
Intro D Verse D G Coyote's a survivor, I reckon he's got to be. D G He lives in the snow at 40 below or Malibu by the sea. D G An' I'm just an old cow puncher, I love to listen to his tune. D G Cause I get high on a bottle of rye an' Coyote gets drunk on the moon. (try 'er gang) D G Cause I get high on a bottle of rye an' Coyote gets drunk on the moon. (fantastic. try the whole verse all together now) Verse D G Coyote's a survivor, I reckon he's got to be. D G He lives in the snow at 40 below or Malibu by the sea. D G An' I'm just an old cow puncher, I love to listen to his tune. D G Cause I get high on a bottle of rye an' Coyote gets drunk on the moon. (try 'er gang) D G Cause I get high on a bottle of rye an' Coyote gets drunk on the moon. (fantastic. try the whole verse all together now) Verse D G Well the cowboy is a conundrum, a contradiction in this age, D G Well he says he's doin' fine on the poverty line with a workin' cowboy's wage. D G The whiskey bottle cost 13 bucks, the big prairie moon is free. D G So who is the dumber son of a bitch? The little coyote or me? D G Yeh, who is the dumber son of a bitch? The little coyote or me? (take it) Solo Verse D G So with thoughts of re-incarnation well I drifted off to dream. D G I made it for life with a coyote wife and a bushy-tailed coyote queen. D G Way down in the valley, at the old long noose saloon, D G The cowboy got high on a bottle of rye, we got drunk on the moon. D G The cowboy got high on a bottle of rye, we got drunk on the moon. D G Everybody Take it home D G Coyote's a survivor, I reckon he's got to be. D G He lives in the snow at 40 below or Malibu by the sea. D G An' I'm just an old cow puncher, I love to listen to his tune. D G Cause I get high on a bottle of rye an' Coyote gets drunk on the moon. (try 'er gang) D G Cause I get high on a bottle of rye an' Coyote gets drunk on the moon. (fantastic. try the whole verse all together now)