Old Cowhand Johnny Mercer 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 V-8 Yippee-I-o ki ay. Yippee-I-o ki ay 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 Yippee-I-o ki ay. Yippee-I-o ki ay I'm an old cowhand, from the Rio Grande Where the west is wild, 'round the border land Where the Buffalo roam ...all around the zoo, And the indians make you a rug or two, And the old Bar-x is a Bar-BQ Yippee-I-o ki ay. Yippee-I-o ki ay I'm an old cowhand, from the Rio Grande Where the sky is blue, o’er the desert sand I know all the songs that the cowboys know 'Bout the old corral where the dogies go Cause I learned them all on the radio. Yippee-I-o ki ay. Yippee-I-o ki ay