I’m an Old Cowhand, From the Rio Grande Songtext
von Asleep at the Wheel

We gonna do a song about the wild west
And he is gallon of that and so much about that
That ol′ cowhand from the Rio Grande
That Canary from the prairie take it away, Elizabeth McQueen
(One, two, three)

The true story of my life

I'm an old cowhand from the Rio Grande
But my legs ain′t bowed and my cheeks ain't tan
I'm a cowgirl who′s never saw a cow
Never roped a steer ′cause I don't know how
Sure ain′t a fixin' to start in now

Yippie yi yo kayah
Yippie yi yo kayah


I′m an old cowhand and I'm from the Rio Grande
And I learned to ride, ride, ride ′fore I learned to stand
I'm a riding 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

Yippie yi yo kayah
Yippie yi yo kayah
Oh, Jason Roberts knows what I′m talking about

I′m an old cowhand not from the Rio Grande
And I come to town (tell 'em more) just to hear the band
Well, I know all the songs that the cowboys know
′Bout the big corral where the doggies go
Because I heard them all on the radio

Yippie yi yo kayah
Yippie yi yo kayah
One more time, boy
Yippie yi yo kayah
Thank you and heehaw