[Chorus]
F# C# F#
I'm countin' the cattle 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
F#
I'm countin' the cattle
C#
just to check if they're alive
F# C# F#
I'm countin' the cattle 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
F# C# F#
I'm countin' the cattle once again.
[Vers 1]
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Well, the first little cow
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she went for a climb
C#
she went up the mountain
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and there were just nine
F#
and the second little cow
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she went out for a date
C#
discovered it was wolfie
F#
and then we were eight.
[Chorus]
F# C# F#
I'm countin' the cattle 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
F#
I'm countin' the cattle
C#
just to check if they're alive
F# C# F#
I'm countin' the cattle 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
F# C# F#
I'm countin' the cattle once again.
[Vers 2]
F#
Well, number three and number four
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they were longhorned chicks
C#
they met some horny bulls
F#
and I'm only contin' six
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and number five, six and seven
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went out without their key
C#
and now they're hanging at the butcher's
F#
and I'm only countin' three.
[Chorus]
F# C# F#
I'm countin' the cattle 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
F#
I'm countin' the cattle
C#
just to check if they're alive
F# C# F#
I'm countin' the cattle 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
F# C# F#
I'm countin' the cattle once again.
[Vers 3]
F#
Well, the 8th and the 9th
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said: "we're never havin' fun"
C#
and then they packed their things and
F# C# F# N.C.
left and now I'm only countin' one
F#
Now, u see, we're alone me and Molly
C#
she's brownspotted, cheerful and she's jolly
F#
'Know she milks herself everyday
C#
and she promise' me that she will stay
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but our son is a muuh-tant but who gives a damn I mean
C# F#
when the folks downtown call us mister and mam.
[Chorus]
F# C# F#
I'm countin' the cattle 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
F#
I'm countin' the cattle
C#
just to check if they're alive
F# C# F#
I'm countin' the cattle 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
F# C# F#
I'm countin' the cattle once again.