From the musical “Oklahoma”, 1943
Words by Oscar Hammerstein 2nd
Music by Richard Rodgers
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
1. The farmer and the cowman should be friends
Oh, the farmer and the cowman should be friends
One man likes to push a plough
The other likes to chase a cow
But that’s no reason why they cain’t be friends
Territory folks should stick together
Territory folks should all be pals
Cowboys, dance with farmers’ daughters
Farmers, dance with the ranchers’ gals
I’d like to say a word for the farmer
He come out west and made a lot of changes
He come out west and built a lot of fences
And built ’em right acrost our cattle ranges
2. The farmer and the cowman should be friends
Oh, the farmer and the cowman should be friends
The cowman ropes a cow with ease
The farmer steals her butter and cheese
But that’s no reason why they cain’t be friends
Territory folks should stick together
Territory folks should all be pals
Cowboys dance with farmers’ daughters
Farmers dance with the ranchers’ gals
I’d like to teach you all a little sayin’
And learn the words by heart the way you should
I don’t say I’m no better than anybody else
But I’ll be damned if I ain’t jist as good
I don’t say I’m no better than anybody else
But I’ll be damned if I ain’t jist as good
Territory folks should stick together
Territory folks should all be pals
Cowboys dance with farmers’ daughters
Farmers dance with the ranchers’ gals
Sung by Laurence Rubenstein: