Cowboy From Brooklyn
Composer(s): Johnny Mercer; Harry Warren
Performer(s): Jimmy Dorsey
and multiple other artists



When I was just a little shaver back in Brooklyn
I always thought that I would like to be a cowboy
Because I loved to see 'em in the movin' pictures
A-ridin' and a-shootin' away
And so as I grew up I saved a lotta money
I bought a saddle and I bought a buckin' bronco
I said goodbye to all the fellas back in Brooklyn
And I went to Arizona one day
But I'll tell you, Pard, I worked so hard
And ev'rybody played so rough
That they always had me waitin' on the table
Sweepin' out the stable and stuff !
And so I sold my saddle and my buckin' bronco
And you won't ever catch me near another cowboy
'Cause I can always see 'em in the movin' pictures
A-ridin' and a-shootin' away
Okay!  But I belong in Brooklyn
Hangin' 'round the drugstore
'Roundin' up the sodas all day