i m an old cowhand from the rio grande

Harry Connick Jr.

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 to 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 y all 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