Burl Ives - Lavender cowboy

^CHe was only a l^Favender cowboy^C, The ^Fhairs on his chest they were ^Gtwo ^CHe wanted to ^Ffollow the ^Cheroes, And ^Gdo as the ^G7he men do ^C

^CRed, green, and many ^Fcolored hair ^Ctonics He ^Frubbed on his chest day and ^Gnight ^CWhen he looked in the ^Fmirror next ^Cmorning, ^GNo new ^G7hairs grew in ^Csight

^CHe battled for ^FRed Nellie's ^Chonor, He c^Fleaned out a hold-up's ^Gnest ^CHe died with two ^Fsix-guns a-^Csmokin', But ^Gonly two ^G7hairs on his ^Cchest