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 And I sure ain't fixin' to start in now Yippieyiyokiyay, yippieyiyokiyay I'm an old cowhand from the Rio Grande And I learned to 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 Yippieyiyokiyay, yippieyiyokiyay I'm an old cowhand from the Rio Grande And I came 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 rad-ee-o Yippieyiyokiyay, yippieyiyokiyay