About the song
John Denver’s “The Cowboy and the Lady”
“The Cowboy and the Lady” is a song written and performed by John Denver. It was released in 1974 on his album Back Home Again. The song is a beautiful ballad about the love between a cowboy and a lady. The song is set in the American West, and it captures the beauty of the land and the people who live there.
The song begins with Denver singing about the cowboy and the lady meeting for the first time. He sings about how they are immediately drawn to each other. He also sings about how they fall in love quickly and deeply.
The chorus of the song is a beautiful refrain that speaks to the power of love. Denver sings, “Love, oh love, you’re a wonder to behold/You make the world go round/You make the sun shine down/You make the flowers grow/You make the birds sing/You make the bells ring/Love, oh love, you’re a wonder to behold.”
The song ends with Denver singing about the cowboy and the lady riding off into the sunset together. He sings about how they will live happily ever after.
“The Cowboy and the Lady” is a beautiful and timeless song about the power of love. It is a song that will resonate with listeners of all ages. The song is a reminder that love is the most powerful force in the world. It can overcome any obstacle and it can make anything possible.
Some additional information about the song:
- The song was inspired by Denver’s own love of the American West. He grew up in Colorado, and he spent much of his time exploring the Rocky Mountains.
- The song was a commercial success, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1974.
- The song has been covered by many artists, including Emmylou Harris, Willie Nelson, and Dolly Parton.
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Lyrics
“The Cowboy And The Lady”
In the airport lounge she sat, in a fancy feathered hat, the grandest lady I had ever seen.
Outside the heavy rain had grounded all the planes, so I asked her if she’d like some company.
In my rhinestone studded suit, my cowboy hat and boots, I must have been a sight for her to see.
But she said, “Pull up a chair” as she fumbled with her hair, a more unlikely pair you’ll never see.
I was Mogen Davis wine, she was Chablis ’59, but there we sat, the cowboy and the lady.
She was evenings at the opera, and summers in Paree,
I was Grand Ole Opry, Nashville, Tennessee.
The cowboy and the lady, as different as could be,
But it seemed so right that rainy night in Tennessee.And somewhere in between her Harvey’s Bristol Cream
and the beer I drank and the easy company,
we somehow came together, for a night of stormy weather,
now there’s a little bit of class in this old cowboy, there’s a little bit of cowboy in the lady.The cowboy and the lady, as different as could be,
But it seemed so right that rainy night in Tennessee.And somewhere in between her Harvey’s Bristol Cream
and the beer I drank and the easy company,
we somehow came together, for a night of stormy weather,
now there’s a little bit of class in this old cowboy, there’s a little bit of cowboy in the lady.