I'm an old cowhand from the Rio Grande And my legs ain't bowed, my cheeks ain't tanned 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 start in now Yippie-yi-yo-ki-yay, Yippie-yi-yo-ki-yay I'm an old cowhand from the Rio Grande And I learned to 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-ki-yay 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 Yippie-yi-yo-ki-yay Yippie-yi-yo-ki-yay Yippie-yi-yo-ki-yay