I'm an old cowhand Cowboy Songs
Cowboy songs are a genre of folk music that originated in the western United States and Canada. They often deal with themes of cowboys, ranch life, and the American Old West. Cowboy songs may be ballads, hymns, or dance tunes, and they are typically characterized by their use of western themes and imagery, as well as their use of guitar, fiddle, and other instruments commonly associated with country and western music.
Cowboy songs have been an important part of American folk music for centuries and have had a significant influence on the development of country and western music. Some of the most famous cowboy songs include "Home on the Range," "Red River Valley," "Tumbling Tumbleweeds," and "The Streets of Laredo."
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
Ho, yippie-ya-yo-kayay
Yippie-ya-yo-kayay
I'm an old cowhand and I come down from the Rio Grande
And I learned to ride, ride, 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 V8
Oh, yippie-ya-yo-kayay (yip-yip-yip)
Yippie-ya-yo-kayay
Yippie-ya-yo-kayay
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
Ho, Yippie-ya-yo-kayay (yip-yip-yip)
Yippie-ya-yo-kayay
I'm just an old cowhand (oh, yeah, too hot for you uncle?), down from the Rio Grande
Oh, where the West is wild all around the Borderland
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, yeah
Yippie-ya-yo-kayay
Yippie-ya-yo-kayay
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'
Yippie-ya-yo-kayay
Yippie-ya-yo-kayay
Yippie-ya-yo-kayay, woah!
