- Song Name: I'm an Old Cowhand (From the Rio Grande)
- Artist Name(s): Bing Crosby, Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra
- Album: That's Jazz
- Songwriter: Johnny Mercer
- Release Date: 1991.01.01
- Label: Pearl
LYRICS FOR "I'm an Old Cowhand (From the Rio Grande)"
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
I'm an old cowhand and I come down from the Rio Grande
And I learned to ride
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
Oh
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
Yippie yi yo kayah
I'm an old cowhand
Oh
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
Yippie yi yo kayah
I'm a pioneer who began from scratch
I don't bat an eye in a shootin' match
They don't call me 'Elmer'
Yippie yi yo kayah
Get along little horsey
Yippie yi yo kayah
© JOHNNY MERCER MUSIC PUBLISHING INC