Johnny Mercer — I’m an Old Cowhand

I'm an old cowhand from the Rio Grande But my legs ain't bowed and my cheeks ain't tanned I'm a cowboy who never saw a cow Never roped a steer cause I don't know how Sure ain't a fixin' to start in now Oh, yippee yi yo ki yay Yippee yi yo ki yay I'm an old cowhand and I come down from the Rio Grande And I learned to ride, ride, ride 'fore I learned to stand 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 V8 Oh, yippee yi yo ki yay Yippee yi yo ki yay We're old cowhands from the Rio Grande And we come to town just to hear the band We know all the songs that the cowboys know 'Bout the Big Corral where the doggies go We learned them all on the radio Oh, yippee yi yo ki yay Yippee yi yo ki yay I'm an old cowhand, down from the Rio Grande Oh, where the West is wild all around the Borderland Where the buffalo roam around the zoo And the engines run up a rug or two And the old Bar X is just a barbecue, yeah Oh, yippee yi yo ki yay Yippee yi yo ki yay I'm a pioneer who began from scratch I don't bat an eye in a shootin' match They don't call me 'Elmer', they call me 'Satch' Oh, yippee yi yo ki yay Yippee yi yo ki yay Get along little horsey, get along little horsey