. . . I throwed and I throwed that old rope At that make-believe steer I'd never been so frustrated In all my nine years I was about to give up on that old bail of hay When from the front porch I heard my Dad say . My little cowboy You make me so proud, boy Don't give up now 'Cause I know that somehow You'll figure it out My little cowboy . I played and I played this old bar Trying to make the big time I stayed broke which was cool Until along came a kid and a wife That's when I called up my Dad, I said today is the day It's time to put this old guitar away... and he said . Hold on there, cowboy You make me so proud, boy Don't give up now 'Cause I know that somehow You'll figure it out Yeah, my little cowboy, yeah . Now I've got a boy of my own With his own set of dreams He works hard to play quarterback For his pee-wee league team A blue star on his helmet, our last name on his back Three downs in a row, all end with a sack... and I hollered out . That's my little cowboy You make me so proud, boy Don't give up now 'Cause I know that somehow You'll throw that touchdown Oh, my little cowboy My little cowboy .