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 rode a steer
'Cause I don't know how
I sure ain't a-fixin'
to startin' now
Yippy I O Ki Ay
Yippy I O Ki Ay
I'm an old cowhand
from the Rio Grande
And I learned to 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 V-8
Yippy I O Ki Ay
Yippy I O Ki Ay
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 rode a steer
'Cause I don't know how
I sure ain't a-fixin'
to startin' now
Yippy I O Ki Ay
Yippy I O Ki Ay
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 dawgies go
We learned them
all on the radio
Yippy I O Ki Ay
Yippy I O Ki Ay
I'm just an old cowhand
way down from the
Rio Grande
Where the west is wild
around the borderland
Where the buffalo roam
around the zoo
And the lndians
run up a rug or two
And the old Bar X
is just a barbecue
Yeah yippy I O Ki Ay
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
Yippy I O Ki Ay
Yippy I O Ki Ay