I'm a roving cowboy far away from home Far from the prairie where I used to roam Where the doggies wander and the wind blows free Thought my heart is yonder on the lone prairie Oh, carry me back to the lone prairie Where the coyotes howl and the wind blows free And when I die you can bury me 'Neath the western skies on the lone prairie... Give me back my saddle give me back my gun Give me back my bronco that I used to run Let me spread my blanket by a peaceful stream Hear the cowboys singing in the campfire gleam Oh, carry me back to the lone prairie Where the coyotes howl and the wind blows free And when I die you can bury me 'Neath the western skies on the lone prairie