I'm
an Old Cowhand (From the Rio Grande)(Mercer)
…Oh,
step aside, y'all ornery tenderfeet, cause I'm about to sing my
song…
I'm an
old cowhand from the Rio Grande
But my
legs ain't bowed, and my cheeks ain't tan
Well
I'm a cowboy who never saw a cow
Never
roped a steer 'cause I don't know how
And I
sure ain't fixin' to startin now
Oh,
yippee-i-o-ki-ay, yippee-i-o-ki-ay
I'm an
old cowhand from the Rio Grande
And I
learned ride before I learned to stand
Well
I'm a ridin fool who is up-to-date
I know
every trail in the Lone Star State
'Cause
I ride the range in a Ford V-8
Oh,
yippee-i-o-ki-ay, yippee-i-o-ki-ay
…Look
out, I'm gonna show yall how to ride now…
…Here
we go…
I'm an
old cowhand from the Rio Grande
And I
come to town just to hear the band
I know
all the songs that the cowboys know
'Bout
the big corral where the dogies go
'Cause
I learned them all on the radio
Oh,
yippee-i-o-ki-ay, yippee-i-o-ki-ay
…Now
my story's almost done, so listen up!…
…You
ain't got much longer now…
I'm an
old cowhand from the Rio Grande
Where
the west is wild round the borderland
Where
the buffalo roam around the zoo
And the
indian make you a rug or two
And the
old Bar-X is the Bar-be-cue
Oh,
yippee-i-o-ki-ay, yippee-i-o-ki-ay
…I'm
just an old cowhand…
