Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys
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Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys by Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson
Performed by
Waylon Jennings & Willie NelsonProduced by
Sam Tate & Waylon Jennings & Willie NelsonWrited by
Patsy Bruce & Ed BruceAbout
“Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys” was written by Ed and Patsy Bruce in 1975. It appears on the Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson album, Waylon & Willie (1978).
This is a cowboy song in the tradition of Roy Rogers and Gene Autry. The combined charm of Jennings and Nelson roma...
Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys Lyrics
[Verse 1: Walon Jennings & Willie Nelson]
Cowboys ain't easy to love
And they're harder to hold
They'd rather give you a song
Than diamonds or gold
Lonestar belt buckles and old faded Levis
And each night begins a new day
If you don't understand him and he don't die young
He'll probably just ride away
[Chorus: Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson]
Mamas, don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys
Don't let 'em pick guitars or drive them old trucks
Let 'em be doctors and lawyers and such
Mamas don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys
'Cause they'll never stay home and they're always alone
Even with someone they love
[Verse 2: Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, & Both]
Cowboys like smoky old pool rooms
And clear mountain mornings
Little warm puppies and children
And girls of the night
Them that don't know him
Won't like him and them that do
Sometimes won't know how to take him
He ain't wrong, he's just different
But his pride won't let him
Do things to make you think he's right
[Chorus: Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson]
Mamas, don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys
Don't let 'em pick guitars or drive them old trucks
Let 'em be doctors and lawyers and such
Mamas don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys
'Cause they'll never stay home and they're always alone
Even with someone they love
Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys Q&A
Who wrote Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys's ?
Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys was written by Patsy Bruce & Ed Bruce.
Who produced Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys's ?
Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys was produced by Sam Tate & Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson.
What was the genesis of this song?
Written by Ed and Patsy Bruce, the song was originally titled “Mamas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Guitar Players”. (Really, it’s true.)
The song started with Ed, who was struggling as a guitar player in Nashville. At age 35, he felt he’d paid his dues. He’d already charted six songs, but his...