Texas phrases (If ifs and buts were candy and nuts...merry Christmas)

[Fred Shapiro]

On Wed, 29 Nov 2006, Laurence Horn wrote:

> Well, relevantly to Dandy Don as well as Willie, what about "Don't
> let your friends grow up to be cowboys"?

If you're referring to the song "Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to be
Cowboys," this is one of the ones I was alluding to: it's written by Ed
Bruce and Patsy Bruce, not by Willie Nelson.

Fred


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