Ian Tyson The Coyote & The Cowboy Lyrics

[Ian Tyson, Spoken]
Now, I'm gonna teach you folks a brand new song I wrote. And I want ya all to join in with me and sing because this is about one of my favorite, all time people. And that's the Coyote. The story goes like this:

[Ian Tyson, Sung]
Coyote's a survivor, I reckon he's got to be
He lives in the snow at 40 below or Malibu by the sea
An' I'm just an old cow puncher, I love to listen to his tune
Cause I get high on a bottle of rye an' Coyote gets drunk on the moon. (try 'er gang)

[All Together]
Cause I get high on a bottle of rye an' Coyote gets drunk on the moon
(fantastic. try the whole verse all together now)

Coyote's a survivor, I reckon he's got to be
He lives in the snow at 40 below or Malibu by the sea
An' I'm just an old cow puncher, I love to listen to his tune
Cause I get high on a bottle of rye an' Coyote gets drunk on the moon. (one more!)
Cause I get high on a bottle of rye an' Coyote gets drunk on the moon. (yee-hoo!)

[Ian Tyson]
Well the cowboy is a conundrum, a contradiction in this age Well he says he's doin' fine on the poverty line with a workin' cowboy's wage

The whiskey bottle cost 13 bucks, the big prairie moon is free
So who is the dumber son of a bitch? The little coyote or me?
Yeh, who is the dumber son of a bitch? The little coyote or me? (take it)

So with thoughts of re-incarnation, well I drifted off to dream
I made it for life with a coyote wife, a bushy-tailed coyote queen
Way down in the valley, at the old long noose saloon
The cowboy got high on a bottle of rye, we got drunk on the moon
The cowboy got high on a bottle of rye, we got drunk on the moon
(Everybody, take it home, all together!)

[All Together]
Coyote's a survivor, I reckon he's got to be
He lives in the snow at 40 below or Malibu by the sea
An' I'm just an old cow puncher, I love to listen to his tune
Cause I get high on a bottle of rye an' Coyote gets drunk on the moon
Cause I get high on a bottle of rye an' Coyote gets drunk on the moon