Written by Stan Jones
Intro C Am C Am C Am C C F I'm lonesome but happy F C Rich but I'm broke F C And the good Lord knows the reason F C G I'm just a cowpoke C F From Cheyenne to Douglas F C All the ranges I know F C 'Cause I drift with the wind Am No one cares where I go ( C Am C Am ) ( C Am C ) C F I ain't got a dime F C In these old worn out jeans F C So I'll stop eatin' steak F C And go back to beans C F I'll pick up a ten spot F C In Prescot I know F C Ridin' the broncs F C In the big rodeo ( C Am C Am ) ( C Am C ) C F Some evening springtime F C A filly I'll find F C And I might spend all the summer F C With her on my mind C F But I'll never be branded F C And never be broke F C I'm a carefree range ridin' Am Driftin' cowpoke Final C Am C Am C Am C