we cowboys are a hardy breed we eat our beans and tumbleweed we're good on horses, good with guns we smell, but so does everyone la, la, an occupation for you la, la, an occupation for you we doctors are important men we make you feel well again you open wide and we look in and throw in several aspirin la, la, an occupation for you la, la, an occupation for you there are soldiers, sailors, stuntmen, jailers, jewelers, g-men, unless your daddy's rich you need a la, la, an occupation for you we athletes run around and round we moan and groan and hit the ground and when we get to 35 we sell cosmetics and survive la, la, an occupation for you la, la, an occupation for you there are bodyguards, bouncers, tv announcers, farmers, models, unless your daddy's rich, you need a la, la, an occupation for you we salesmen can sell a storm we sell your blankets when you're warm and if you're really, really warm we'll sell you two, we've got that charm we pilots take you anywhere we'll be your father in the air we'll try to look calm and cool we're as scared as all of you there are soldiers, sailors, stuntmen, jailers, jewelers, g-men, unless your daddy's filthy rich, you need a la, la, an occupation for you