High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Walking the Cow is a song written and recorded by singer-songwriter Daniel Johnston, from his 1983 album Hi, How Are You.In October 1994, Pearl Jam covered the song in a performance at Neil Young's Bridge School Benefit concert, and this subsequently became available on the bootleg album In Rock We Trust.Pearl Jam lead singer Eddie Vedder has used the song to open every show of his 2008 solo tour.fIREHOSE recorded a cover version on their 1991 album Flyin' The Flannel.