Written by Johnny Mercer
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I'm an old cowhand from the Rio Grande,
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But my legs ain't bowed and my cheeks ain't tanned;
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I'm a cowboy who never saw a cow --
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Never roped a steer, 'cause I don't know how,
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And I sure ain't fixin' to start in now.
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Yippie - yi - yo - ki - yay, yippie - yi - yo - ki - yay.
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I'm an old cowhand from the Rio Grande,
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And I learned to ride 'fore I learned to stand;
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I'm a ridin' fool who is up to date --
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I know every trail in the Lone Star state,
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'Cause I ride the range in a Ford V8.
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Yippie - yi - yo - ki - yay, yippie - yi - yo - ki - yay.
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I'm an old cowhand from the Rio Grande,
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And I came to town just to hear the band;
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I know all the songs that the cowboys know
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'Bout the big corral where the dogies go,
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'Cause I learned them all on the rad-ee-o
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Yippie - yi - yo - ki - yay, yippie - yi - yo - ki - yay
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