I'm An Old Cowhand lyrics

Oh, step aside, you old ornery tenderfeet!

'Cause I'm about to sing my song!

I'm an old cowhand1 from the Rio Grande2,

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.

Yippee-i-o-ki-ay, -ay, yippee-i-o-ki-ay.

I'm an old cowhand from the Rio Grande,

And I learned to ride 'fore3 I learned to stand.

Well I'm a ridin' fool who is up-to-date.

I know every trail in the Lone Star State4,

'Cause I ride the range in a Ford V85.

Oh, yippee-i-o-ki-ay, -ay, yippee-i-o-ki-ay.

Look out, I'm gonna show you all how to ride now.

Here we go!

[Instrumental, piano featured]

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 dogies6 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 'round7 the borderland,

Where the buffalo roam around the zoo,

And the Indians8 make you a rug or two,

And the old Bar-X9 is the Bar-be-cue.

Oh, yippee-i-o-ki-ay, -ay, yippee-i-o-ki-ay,

Hey! yippee-i-o-ki-ay

I'm just an old cowhand.

1. Cowhand = A person employed on a cattle ranch Source: https://www.dictionary.com/browse/cowhand?s=t2. The Rio Grande is a river in the US which goes from the state of Colorado down through the bottom tip of Texas, running along the border between Texas and Mexico.3. 'fore = Before4. Lone Star State = Texas. See https://www.txu.com/residential/move-center/moving-guide/why-is-texas-ca...5. V8 = A V8 engine, an eight-cylinder V configuration engine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V8_engine6. Dogies = A dogie is a calf (young cow) that has no mother. Git along little doggie is a phrase shoutted out by cowboys while hearding cattle. Source Urban Dictionary https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=git%20along%20little%20d...7. 'round = Around8. Indians = indigenous people9. Bar-X is the branding iron used to mark cattle for identification

• Artist:Harry Connick Jr.