I have always had my heroes
I've loved a lot of legends
Many men in my mind are riding tall
But my cowboy hero hat's off
To the man who rode a donkey
He's the greatest cowboy of them all

He loves all his little dogies
He speaks to them kind and gentle
And he'll lift up any maverick that falls
He sees every stray that's scatters
Like he's the only one that matters
He's the greatest cowboy of them all

Once he rode into the sunset
Of some returning sunrise (oh)
He'll call up all the riders in the sky (oh)
I'll get my roll together
Getting ready for that sunrise
That winds up where old cowboys never die

The trail he rides is narrow
But it's straighter than an arrow
And he rides point for all the great and small (oh)
He will take us through the wire (oh)
On to that plane that's higher (oh)
He's the greatest cowboy of them all

Once he rode into the sunset
Of some returning sunrise (oh)
He'll call up all the riders in the sky (oh)
I'll get my roll together
Getting ready for that sunrise
That winds up where old cowboys never die

The trail he rides is narrow
But it's straighter than an arrow
And he rides point for all the great and small (oh)
He will take us through the wire (oh)
On to that plane that's higher (oh)
He's the greatest cowboy of them all

He's the greatest cowboy of them all

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Writer(s): Johnny Cash