<Table> <Tr> <Td> "July, You're a Woman" (1973) </Td> <Td> "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys" (1975) </Td> <Td> "The Littlest Cowboy Rides Again" (1976) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> "July, You're a Woman" (1973) </Td> <Td> "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys" (1975) </Td> <Td> "The Littlest Cowboy Rides Again" (1976) </Td> </Tr> <P> "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys" is a country music song first recorded by Ed Bruce, written by him and wife Patsy Bruce . His version of the song appears on his 1976 self - titled album for United Artists Records . In late 1975--early 1976, Bruce's rendition of the song went to number 15 on the Hot Country Singles charts . This song was featured on Chris LeDoux's album released January 20, 1976, Songbook of the American West, and in the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas video game soundtrack, on the fictitious radio station K - Rose . Most recently, it is the title song for Netflix's The Ranch, a show about the ups and downs of a family of ranchers in Colorado . </P> <P> Members of the Western Writers of America chose the song as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time . </P>

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