Cow Town lyrics

Donald Swan, he was a millionaire

From a Texas oil family

But he still worked hard and believed in God

He was a man of integrity

He went to France on business

Met a woman there named Simone

She saw love in the eyes of the American guy

And she didn't like to be alone

Now it's a cow town

It's a cow town

For Simone Swan

Living on the Buffalo Bayou1

She packed up all her perfume

For the gusty pioneer

On a carefree note he said, "Forget your coat

There's a chill about every ten years"

So they flew hand in hand to Houston

Home of Exxon2, Gulf3 and Shell4

He said we have an income bigger than France

We all think that's swell

Now it's a cow town

It's a cow town

For Simone Swan

Living on the Buffalo Bayou1

He loved her French accent

And her knowledge of the arts

And she, for one, had always fancied

Having a millionaire sweetheart

So they got married up in Dripping Springs5

Flew her Mama in from Cannes

She said: "What kind of romance

Could make my baby leave France?

Donald must be some kind of Don Juan"

Now it's a cow town

It's a cow town

For Simone Swan

Living on the Buffalo Bayou1

Now she thinks about France and the nightlife there

And its cafes and bistros

Donald, a hard-working, simple man

Likes to see the livestock shows

And when he's not off on business

He's off checkin' out cows and pigs

And she gets weary on a twelve mile prairie

Starin' at the drilling rigs

Now it's a cow town

It's a cow town

For Simone Swan

Living on the Buffalo Bayou1

For Simone Swan

Living on the Buffalo Bayou1

For Simone Swan

Living on the Buffalo Bayou1

1. a. b. c. d. e. f. A slow-moving river which flows through Houston in Harris County, Texas2. The world's largest publicly traded international oil and gas company3. Gulf Oil was a major global oil company4. Shell Oil Company is the United States-based wholly owned subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell, transnational corporation "oil major" of Anglo-Dutch origins, which is amongst the largest oil companies in the world5. A city in Texas

• Artist:Carly Simon
• Album:Another Passenger