Excuse me, ma'am   I'd like your daughter's hand for the evening   There's a new band in town   I'd like to take her down to see 'em      The fiddler player used to be my neighbor   And he never slept a day in his life   He plays the, 'Strawberry Roan'   When he gets going he can play all night   And her mama said      He's a no good Texas cowboy, child   He'll love you up and he'll drive you wild   Then he'll leave you   He's a no good Texas rounder, girl      Got a one-track mind   And he ain't on true love and that's for sure   She said, "I've met his kind before   I've met your kind before"      Excuse me, ma'am   I'd like your daughter's hand for the evening   My intentions are good, I'm a man of honor   Please, ignore any rumors that have blackened my name      I'm just an innocent boy, how could I be to blame?   We'll be late for the show   And I took her hand and said let's go   And her mama said      He's a no good Texas cowboy, child   He'll love you up and he'll drive you wild   Then he'll leave you   He's a no good Texas rounder, girl      Got a one-track mind   And he ain't on true love and that's for sure   She said, "I've met his kind before   I've met your kind before"      Excuse me, ma'am   I'd like your daughter's hand for the evening   I think you know the band   I'd like to take her down to see 'em      I'd been led to understand the fiddler was your man   That's why he never slept a day in his life   He plays the, 'Strawberry Roan'   Just to get you going then you play all night   And the daughter said      He was a no good Texas Texas cowboy, child   He'll love you up and he'll drive you wild   Then he'll leave you   He's a no good Texas rounder, girl      Got a one-track mind   And he ain't on true love and that's for sure   She said, "I've met his kind before   I've met your kind before"