Oh, step aside, y'all ornery tender feet 'Cause I'm about to sing my song I'm an old cowhand from the Rio Grande 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, hey yippee-i-o-ki-ay I'm an old cowhand from the Rio Grande And I learned to ride before I learned to stand Well 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 Oh, yippee-i-o-ki-ay, hey yippee-i-o-ki-ay Look out, I'm gonna show y'all how to ride now Here we go 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 dogies go 'Cause I learned them all on the radio Oh, yippee-i-o-ki-ay, yeah 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 round the borderland Where the buffalo roam around the zoo And the Indians make you a rug or two And the old Bar X is the Barbecue Oh, yippee-i-o-ki-ay, hey yippee-i-o-ki-ay Hey yippee-i-o-ki-ay I'm just an old cowhand