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13 Jan 98 - 04:00 PM (#19167) Subject: Mama, don't let your kid (?) grow up ... From: Selene Hi guys I seem to remember a text that went something like "mama, don't let your kid grow up to be a cowboy" and then something about them dying, i'm not entirely sure what it is or what set this of, but I can't get this line out of my head! any help on the rest of the lyrics? it could be country, if that's any help, but I'm not sure. Oh, and on a good note, I passed my driving test after only 5 times (the dutch is the strictest in the world)! Selene |
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13 Jan 98 - 05:01 PM (#19171) Subject: RE: Mama, don't let your kid (?) grow up ... From: Jaxon Hi Selene, That's "Mama don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys" written by Ed & Patsy Bruce. I know Willie Nelson covered it as well as many others. A bit of trivia - Ed Bruce played the town sheriff in the revival of Maverick, starring James Garner, about 10-15 years ago. I'm not sure if the lyrics are posted here but they are in Rise Up Singing. It's one of the few c&w songs I really like. Congratulations on getting your license. Now you probably won't have any time to post notes to the forum. Good luck! Jack Murray |
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13 Jan 98 - 07:32 PM (#19182) Subject: RE: Mama, don't let your kid (?) grow up ... From: Susan of DT Yes, we have it in the DT. I searched for [to be cowboys] and found it. |
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13 Jan 98 - 10:46 PM (#19190) Subject: RE: Mama, don't let your kid (?) grow up ... From: pete savage the lyrics and the chords can be found at: gopher://gopher.ttu.edu/11/Pubs/Mailing-Lists/Professional/cowpie-songs/Nelson.Willie pete savage |
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15 Jan 98 - 05:21 PM (#19269) Subject: RE: Mama, don't let your kid (?) grow up ... From: Selene I wasn't sure of the words, I did do a search and turned up nothing. I probably know it from Willy Nelson, my parents have some cd's with him on it, I think... Jaxon, thanks for that bit of trivia-I love trivia, and don't worry, I'll keep coming. Selene |
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28 Mar 21 - 06:39 AM (#4099644) Subject: Lyr Add: MAMAS DON'T LET YOUR BABIES ... ACTIVISTS From: Joe Offer Another great parody from Elizabeth Block: Mammas, Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Activists (Elizabeth Block) Activists never stay neutral, they're always involved, They won't take a break until all the world's problems are solved, If they're not on the street at a demo, they're stuck in a meeting that's totally boring With cup after cup of bad coffee, so their comrades won't catch them snoring. Mammas, don't let your babies grow up to be activists! Or else I'm afraid that your son and your daughter Will spend all their time getting into hot water, Mammas, don't let your babies grow up to be activists They sign petitions as if it could Actually do some good Activists won't get a job, at least not one that pays, A nine-to-five job would take too much time out of their days, They run for office, but nobody with any sense is surprised when they lose, If they're hell-bent on wasting their money, why don't they blow it on drugs and booze? Mammas, don't let your babies grow up to be activists If you can't find the money for them to make bail You'll find yourself visiting them in jail Mammas, don't let your babies grow up to be activists! When they argue their cause they go on far too long, They're always right, and you're always wrong, And as for their sense of humour, I wonder how many will laugh at this song! Words: Elizabeth Block, 4 May 2012 Music: Ed & Patsy Bruce |
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28 Mar 21 - 03:06 PM (#4099698) Subject: Lyr Add: MAMAS DON'T LET YOUR COWBOYS ... BABIES From: voyager I heard this song on the radio driving around upstate New York in the late '80s. Tony Jo White and Waylon - Don't Let Your Cowboys Grow Up to Be Babies Adding parody - mamas, don't let your cowboys grow up to be babies just let 'em play at war...and get way too rough let 'em be sloppy and macho and tough mamas, don't let your cowboys grow up to be babies if coddled at home, they'll be dead on their own that doesn't mean you can't love cause it ain't sissy to love, but you must not control cause a mother does a boy, wrong if killin' his soul a boy needs his knuckles when dealin' with wise guys boys fight and get into frays and if you should reprimand him, his spirit dies young and probably just fades way mamas, don't let your cowboys grow up to be babies just let 'em play at war...and get too rough let 'em be sloppy and macho and tough mamas, don't let your cowboys grow up to be babies if coddled at home, they'll be dead on their own that doesn't mean you can't love young boys like smokin' in pool rooms, and brawls without warning they'll be eruptin' with venom and quarrel every night and those that annoy him...he'll strike 'em and though, he'll lose sometimes it's better than shakin'... it's just wrong to be wimpy and his pride won't put up with things, John Wayne might feel, not right mamas, don't let your cowboys grow up to be babies just let 'em play at war...and get too rough let 'em be sloppy and macho and tough mamas, don't let your cowboys grow up to be babies if coddled at home, they'll be dead on their own that doesn't mean you can't lo |
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22 Nov 21 - 05:27 PM (#4127016) Subject: RE: ADD: Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to... From: Joe Offer So, who wrote the original? Tony Becker says Ed & Patsy Bruce |
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18 Jan 22 - 12:21 AM (#4132740) Subject: Lyr Add: MAMAS DON'T LET YOUR BABIES ... SCHOLARS From: GUEST,email from Elizabeth Block I'm especially proud of rhyming "bandanna" and "arcana". MOMMAS, DON'T LET YOUR BABIES GROW UP TO BE SCHOLARS (parody by Elizabeth Block) Scholars are flabby and pale, they get no exercise They read all night, then they stare at you with red bleary eyes Their tummies are aching with too many meals of bad coffee, fries and Bic Macs Their shoulders are hunched and their fingers are grimy from dusty old library stacks Mommas, don't let your babies grow up to be scholars Or teachers or preachers or college perfessors Let 'em be cowboys, musicians, actresses Mommas, don't let you babies grow up to be scholars Whether they publish or whether they perish, it's no life for your daughter or son. Scholars they never go dancing, they won't sing a song You go to a concert or party, they won't come along Their minds are engaged with the tiny details of what some hundred-years-dead author wrote They get all excited and jump up and down when they find them a brand-new footnote Mommas, don't let your babies grow up to be scholars Let 'em wear a Stetson, chaps, a bandanna And not have their heads stuffed with useless arcana Mommas, don't let your babies grow up to be scholars Chained to their desk with their nose in a book They never have time to eat, let alone cook No wonder they have such a gloomy outlook They never have any fun! Words: Elizabeth Block Music: Ed & Patsy Bruce |
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11 Apr 22 - 07:30 PM (#4138803) Subject: RE: ADD: Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to... From: Joe Offer Ed and Patsy Bruce are the authors of the original song, I believe. |