Here's are the original lyrics to the whole song, as sung by Ned Sublette himself:

(You can hear it on YouTube: Ned Sublette: Cowboys Are Frequently Secretly Fond Of Each Other

COWBOYS ARE FREQUENTLY SECRETLY FOND OF EACH OTHER
(Ned Sublette ©1981)

There's many a strange impulse out on the plains of west Texas.
There's many a young boy who feels things he don't comprehend,
And a small town don't like it when somebody falls between sexes,
No, the small town don't like it when a cowboy has feelings for men.

I believe to my soul that inside ev'ry man there's a feminine,
And inside ev'ry lady there's a deep manly voice loud and clear.
Well, a cowboy may brag about things that he's done with his women,
But the ones who brag loudest are the ones who are most likely queer.

Chorus 1:   
       Cowboys are frequently secretly fond of each other!
       What did you think all them saddles an' boots was about?
       An' there's many a cowboy who don't understand the way that he feels for his brother.
       Inside ev'ry cowboy there's a lady who'd love to slip out.

Ten men for each woman was the rule way back when on the prairie,
An' somehow them cowboys must'a kept themselves warm late at night.
Now, the cowboy, he's famous for gettin' riled up about fairies,
But I'll tell you the reason a big strong man gets so uptight.

Chorus 2:   
       Cowboys are frequently secretly fond of each other!
       That's why they wear leather and Levis and belts buckled tight.
       An' there's many a cowboy who don't understand the way that he feels for his brother.
       There's many a cowboy who's more like a lady at night.

An there's always somebody who says what the others just whisper,
An' mostly that someone's the first one to get shot down dead.
When you talk to a cowboy, don't treat him like he was a sister.
You can't fuck with the lady that's sleeping in each cowboy's head.
Don't mess with the lady that's a-sleeping in each cowboy's head.

Chorus 3:
    But cowboys are frequently secretly fond of each other,
    Even though they take speed and drive pickups an' shoot their big guns.
    There's many a cowboy who don't understand the way that he feels for his brother.
    There's many a cowboy who keeps quiet about things he's done.