[Verse 1] A cigarette was all he had When his decision came into my head The other sad morning we'd reached a true sound His hands a-bleeding, he was singing a song About the wild and his living eyes, wild About the time and its silly jokes, old times [Chorus] The cowboy has the money But he cannot see The cowboy has the money But he cannot see [Verse 2] Understand me, I ain't got no birds Can't hear singings, there's not any word of love When he was in jail, I can remember well Many stories to be told, hearts to swell, so well [Chorus] The cowboy has the money But he cannot see The cowboy has the money But he cannot see The cowboy has the money Don't you think he's already been paid? The cowboy has the money He's already been paid [Outro] Understand me, I ain't got no words Understand me, I ain't got no words Understand me, I ain't got no...