I was walking down Broadway 
New York, New York 
Tony Llama boots and a Stetson hat 
Proud to be a country boy 
Just then a messenger called me 
Rasta man on the road 
He said "You gotta get the rhythm of the islands 
Help me carry my load" 

You've got to get into reggae cowboy 
Shuffle them boots on the street 
Get into reggae cowboy 
Feel that reggae beat 
Hey hey hey hey 

His message hit me like a brick man 
First I laughed, then I cried 
Somewhere between Jamaica and Nashville 
I realized I'd live my life 
These days I sit in my garden 
Soften frames on a steel guitar 
Beautiful rhythms on the tradewinds 
Blowing in to a Florida farm 

They tell me get into reggae cowboy 
Shuffle them boots on the street 
Get into reggae cowboy 
Feel that reggae beat 
Hey hey hey hey 

You've got to get into reggae cowboy
Get into reggae cowboy,
Get into reggae cowboy,
Get into reggae cowboy