Cowboy is a song.
`` Cowboy '' is a single by Kid Rock from his album Devil Without a Cause . The song 's rapping style has been adapted by country artists like Toby Keith , Trace Adkins and Blake Shelton . Kid Rock describes the song as `` Lynyrd Skynyrd meets Run-D.M.C . '' The song uses dobro , slide , banjo and a ragtime piano , which was actually a sample of The Doors ' song `` L.A. Woman '' . The song was performed during the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show in 2004 .