bonus version

#!/bin/bash

cowfile=cow$$
echo "" > ${cowfile}

for line in "is this the real life?" \
   "is this just fantasy?" \
   "any way the wind blows" \
   "doesn't really matter" 
do
  cow=`cat ${cowfile}`
  echo -e "${cow}\n${line}" | cowsay -n > ${cowfile}
done

cat ${cowfile}