Oscar Hammerstein - The Farmer And The Cowman lyrics

Oh the farmer and the cowman should be friends Oh the farmer and the cowman should be friends One man likes to push a plow The other likes to chase a cow But that's no reason why they can't be friends Territory folks should stick together Territory folks should all be pals Cowboys dance with the farmer's daughters Farmers dance with the rancher's gals Territory folks should stick together Territory folks should all be pals Cowboys dance with the farmer's daughters Farmers dance with the rancher's gals! I'd like to say a word for the farmer Well, say it! He come out west and made a lot of changes That's right! He come out west and built a lot of fences And built 'em right across our cattle ranges! Why don't you dirt strangers go back to Missouri Where you belong? We got just as much right here! Shut up! The farmer a good in criticism No matter what the cowman says or thinks You seldom see 'I'm drinkin in a bar room Unless somebody else is buying drinks! Oh the farmer and the cowman should be friends Oh the farmer and the cowman should be friends The cowman ropes a cow with ease The farmer steals her bu*ter and cheese That's no reason why they can't be friends Territory folks should stick together Territory folks should all be pals Cowboys dance with the farmer's daughters Farmers dance with the rancher's gals! I'd like to say a word for the cowboy You would! The road he treads is difficult and stony He rides fer days on end with just a pony for a friend I sure am feeling sorry for the pony! The farmer should be sociable with the cowboy If he rides by an' asks fer food and water Don't treat 'I'm like a louse Make him welcome in your house But be sure that you've locked up your wife and daughters! (They all offend themselves at the same time and fight) Oh the farmer and the cowman should be friends Oh the farmer and the cowman should be friends One man likes to push a plow The other likes to chase a cow But that's no reason why they can't be friends Gun shot Ain't nobody gonna slug anything! This here's a party! Break it up ya two ol' fools! Alright, Andrew, sing it. Dum-dah-dee-um-dum-dum Oh the farmer and the cowman should be friends Oh the farmer and the cowman should be friends One man likes to push a plow The other likes to chase a cow But that's no reason why they can't be friends And when this territory is a state An' joins the Union just like all the others The farmer, the cowman, and the merchant Must all behave theirselves and act like brothers I'll teach you all a little sayin' And learn the words by heart the way you should I don't say I'm no better than anybody else But I'll be danged if I ain't just as good! I don't say I'm better than anybody else But I'll be danged if I ain't just as good! Territory folks should stick together Territory folks should all be pals Cowboys dance with the farmer's daughters Farmers dance with the rancher's gals!