This song appears on six albums, and was first released on the Farewell Andromeda Album, and has been released on the Changes, Country Classics, The Country Roads Collection and The Rocky Mountain Collection Albums. A live version also appears on The Best of John Denver Live Album.
Jesse away last summer, a couple of months ago all our time together, it was hard to see her go She called me up when she arrived, asked me one more time to come Or livin' on an LA freeway, Ain't my kinda fun
I think I'd rather be a I think I'd rather ride the I think I'd rather be a Then to lay me down and the lady's chains
We were just beginnin', it was such an way Layin' back up in the mountains, makin' for summer days She got of pickin' daisies, cookin' my meals for me She can the life she wants to, yes, it's alright with me
I think I'd be a cowboy I I'd rather ride the reigns I think I'd be a cowboy Then to lay me down and the lady's chains
I'd rather on the side of a mountain Than wander through canyons of concrete and I'd rather laugh with the rain and the Then lay my sun down in some starry field
Oh, but I miss her in the morning, I awake alone The of her laughter, is a cold and empty sound But her memory always makes me smile, and I you to know I love her yes I love her, enough to let her go
I think I'd rather be a I think I'd ride the reigns I I'd rather be a cowboy to lay me down and love the lady's chains
I think I'd rather be a I think I'd rather the reigns I think I'd rather be a to lay me down and love lady's chains
Words and music by Denver