G 
I was walking down Broadway 
G 
New York, New York 
G 
Tony Llama boots and a Stetson hat 
G 
Proud to be a country boy 
C 
Just send a messenger for me 
C 
Rasta man on the road 
            G 
He said you gotta get the rhythm of the islands 
G 
And help me carry my load

chorus:
                      D                       C 
You've got to get into reggae, cowboy 
D                                       C 
Shuffle them boots on the street 
D                       C 
Get into reggae cowboy 
D                        C                              G 
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 lived my life 
These days I sit in my garden 
Saw fir frames on a steel guitar 
Beautiful rhythms on the tradewinds 
Blowin' in to a Florida farm 
 
Chorus 2: 
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