Writer(s): johnny mercer         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   Yippie-yi-yo-ki-yay   Yippie-yi-yo-ki-yay      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   Yippie-yi-yo-ki-yay   Yippie-yi-yo-ki-yay      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   Hey, yppie-yi-yo-ki-yay   Yippie-yi-yo-ki-yay