Kirsty MacColl - Don't Come The Cowboy With Me, Sonny Jim

Some boys with warm beds and cold, cold hearts
Can make you feel nothing at all
They'll never remember and they'll never mind
If you're counting the cracks in the wall
They're quick and they're greedy
They never feel guilty
They don't know the meaning of hurt
The boots just go back on
The socks that had stayed on
The next time they see you
They treat you like dirt
The next time they treat you like dirt

Now don't come the cowboy with me Sonny Jim
I know lots of those and you're not one of them
There's a light in your eyes tells me somebody's in
And you won't come the cowboy with me

Don't be too rough on my cold, cold heart
It's all I've got left to me now
I fell out of favour with heaven somewhere
And I'm here for the hell of it now
Some girls play cowboys
And some boys play harder to get
But they're got just the same
They smile and say cheese
They're so eager to please
But they'll never remember your name
The names and the places all change

But don't come the cowboy with me Sonny Jim
I know lots of those and you're not one of them
There's a light in your eyes tells me somebody's in
And you won't come the cowboy with me

Did somebody tell you I'm lonely as hell?
I didn't expect you to know me so well
If I learned a lesson it's how to bounce back again
Sometimes I bounce off the wall
And sometimes my head hits the floor

So don't come the cowboy with me Sonny Jim
I know lots of those and you're not one of them
There's a light in your eyes tells me somebody's in
And you won't come the cowboy
Oh don't come the cowboy with me Sonny Jim
I know lots of those and you're not one of them
There's a light in your eyes tells me somebody's in
And you won't come the cowboy with me

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[millingpebbles1980]

No worries, all part of the service:-) i always think she looks nervous in this clip, i know Kirsty suffered with stagefright, it might not have helped her a lot because apart from the film clips in "The Late Show", as far as i know, it all went out live on a Saturday night with no retakes, so could have been a bit nervewracking!

[steelblue58]

Well thank you, millingpebbles! I had forgotten about this and never had an answer until now. Man, through Youtube I'm finding out about a lot of great music shows the BBC has put out over the years.

[millingpebbles1980]

I don't know if you are still looking for the info on this, but i can tell you that i think this was originally recorded for BBC 2's arts programme "The Late Show" in Studio D, Lime Grove Studios, Shepherd's Bush, 1989. "The Late Show", despite being a "arts" programme had a eclectic mix of guest musicians and groups, there's a great clip on YouTube of The Stone Roses getting a bit stroppy on a tv show when their sound dies, that was "The Late Show" as well...

[Longers26]

Great tune, great performance from Kirsty

Is that Pete Thomas on drums ?

[wetsuit18]

Thank you for posting this.

[Charlie20301]

Wonderful performance from a wonderful singer, sadly missed!

[LumaA52]

Brilliant !!!!

[1502kiwi]

CLASSIC



[tonyharwood]

Isn't she beautiful!

[makotabear]

Awesome performance from all of them. Kirsty was truly inspirational.