hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey and every cow and calf i believe was born to die i m a milk my heifer milk her in a churn i ll milk my heifer i ll milk her in a churn if you see my rider tell her it ain t a darn thing doin i wringed my hands baby and i wanted to scream i wringed my hands honey and i wanted to scream and when i woke up i thought it was all a dream hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey and every cow and calf i believe was born to die hey hey hey i ain t gonna be here long hey hey hey pretty mama i ain t gonna be here long that s the reason why you hear me singin my old lonesome song hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey and every cow s calf honey got to be dyin i walked the levee from end to end i walked the levee honey from end to end i was just tryin to find my calf again i m feelin back to my used to i feel a notion back to my used to be i have a pretty mama she don t care for me