I'm An Old Cowhand From the Rio Grande

Johnny Mercer

Melody: sol-sol\mi\do/re

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I'm an old cowh	and from the Rio Gr	ande

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But my legs ain't b	owed and my cheeks ain't t	an

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I'm a c	owboy who never s	aw a cow

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Never r	oped a steer 'cause I d	on't know how

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S	ure ain't a fixing to st	art in now

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Y	ippie yi	oh kai-	ay, y	ippie yi	oh kai-	ay

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I'm an old cowh	and from the Rio Gr	ande

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And I learned to r	ide 'fore I learned to st	and

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I'm a r	iding fool who is	up to date

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I kn	ow every trail in the L	one Star State

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'Cause I r	ide the range in a F	ord V 8

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Y	ippie yi	oh kai-	ay, y	ippie yi	oh kai-	ay

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I'm an old cowh	and from the Rio Gr	ande

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And I come to t	own just to hear the b	and

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I kn	ow all the songs that the c	owboys know

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'Bout the b	ig corral where the d	oggies go

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I l	earned them all on the r	adio

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Y	ippie yi	oh kai-	ay, y	ippie yi	oh kai-	ay