I heard the burritos out in California   could fly higher than the birds   Roger McGinnis had a twelve-string guitar   it was like nothing I'd ever heard   and the eagles flew in from the west coast   like the birds, they were trying to be free   while in Texas, the talk turned to outlaws   like Willie and Waylon and me       hey,   well, they say Texas music's in the make   and we've been making' music that is free   doing' one-night stands,   playing' with our bands   Willie, Waylon and me   oh mad dog      they say the beatles were just the beginning   of everything music could be   just like the Stones I was rolling along   like a ship lost out on the sea   and Joplin would die for the future   and Dylan would write poetry   and in Texas, the talk turned to outlaws like   Willie and Waylon and me      recitation:   hey, my name is David Allan Coe and I'm from Dallas, Texas       they say Texas music's in the make   and we've been making' music that is free   doing' one-night stands,   playing' with our bands   Willie, Waylon and me   Big Jim      I heard the burritos out in California   could fly higher than the birds   Roger McGinnis had a twelve-string guitar   it was like nothing I'd ever heard   and the eagles flew in from the west coast   like the birds, they were trying to be free   while in Texas, the talk turned to outlaws like   Willie and Waylon and me