13 Jan 97 - 01:37 PM (#1308) Subject: Old Cowhand from Rio Grande From: TGibson@mymail.com Looking for lyrics to old song: "I'm an Old Cowhand, from the Rio Grande." Don't know artist or author. May have been from a movie long time ago. Thanks for any help. |
13 Jan 97 - 02:51 PM (#1310) Subject: RE: Old Cowhand from Rio Grande From: Rodney Rawlings |
13 Jan 97 - 09:30 PM (#1320) Subject: RE: Old Cowhand from Rio Grande From: dick greenhaus Hi- From (failing) memory: I'm an old cowhand From the Rio Grande Tho' 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 Yippe-I-O Ki-yay! |
13 Jan 97 - 10:43 PM (#1323) Subject: RE: Old Cowhand from Rio Grande From: BillD 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 V-8 Yippe-I-o ki ay.(twice) I'm an old cowhand, from the Rio Grande Where the west is wild, 'round the border land Where the Buffalo roam ...around the zoo, And the indians make you a rug or two... And the old Bar-x is a Bar-BQ yip..etc... I'm an old cowhand, from the Rio Grande (line missing...will add it soon-my wife knows it!) I know all the songs that the cowboys know 'Bout the old corral where the dogies go Cause I learned them all on the radio Yippie...etc.. |
17 Jan 97 - 04:08 PM (#1406) Subject: RE: Old Cowhand from Rio Grande From: TGibson@MyMail.com If anyone can provide the one missing line from BillD's excellent recitation above, I will be very grateful. Feel free to e-mail it if you wish. Thanks. |
17 Jan 97 - 06:25 PM (#1409) Subject: RE: Old Cowhand from Rio Grande From: Bill yes...someone please help, my wife & I have been thinking and we can't come up with it....one is almost tempted to write something.... "and I sing my songs, throughout the land"...uh..nope.. "where the music flows, on every hand"...hmmm, don't think so.. durn, but that's frustrating!!.Help! before I fake some more!!
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17 Jan 97 - 06:28 PM (#1411) Subject: RE: Old Cowhand from Rio Grande From: Jerry Friedman, jfriedman@nnm.cc.nm.us My officemate says it's "But my legs ain't bowed, and my cheeks ain't tanned." |
20 Jan 97 - 02:24 PM (#1489) Subject: RE: Old Cowhand from Rio Grande From: But my legs ain't bowed, and my cheeks ain't tanned." ...that's the first verse..I 'think' they have a different 2nd line for every verse... |
20 Jan 97 - 11:21 PM (#1502) Subject: RE: Old Cowhand from Rio Grande From: Somewhere, in the version we sang at camp we had something like Never roped a steer, never ??? a cow Never rode a horse, cause I don't know how Learned my songs on the radio Yippie-I-O-Ki-Yay If there are strange symbols in this thing, BTW, I'm trying to make it break lines by putting in the HTML symbol for it. If this isn't an HTML file, it's going to look funny. |
20 Jan 97 - 11:26 PM (#1503) Subject: RE: Old Cowhand from Rio Grande From: Dick Wisan Pardon for forgetting to put a FROM: line in for the last entry. The real news is that I've found how to make this editor behave. Where you want the line to break, put a "<" followed by "BR" followed by ">" (Can't put it in all together, because it would merely cause a break instead of showing the symbol for it. In my entry above, I probably should have spelled it "radiow". Rhymes with "cow".
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27 Jan 97 - 12:15 AM (#1653) Subject: RE: Old Cowhand from Rio Grande From: Does anyone know one which starts "Bang, I went a hunting" hrogers@hope.cleaf.com or hrogers@clover.cleaf.com |
15 Oct 99 - 02:27 PM (#124316) Subject: ADD VERSE: Old Cowhand from Rio Grande From: Joe Offer This song made the database without BillD's missing verse - click here. Darn. I thought his wife knew every verse to every song he sings but forgets verses to.... Somebody posted this additional verse in the Help forum: I'm an old cowhand from the Rio Grande |
15 Oct 99 - 02:59 PM (#124329) Subject: Lyr Add: I'M AN OLD COWHAND (Johny Mercer) From: Joe Offer Aw, I shoulda guessed this was from my man Johnny Mercer, recorded by Bing Crosby for the 1936 movie Rhythm on the Range, and by Roy Rogers for the 1943 movie King of the Cowboys. I'M AN OLD COWHAND (FROM THE RIO GRANDE) (words & music by Johnny Mercer, 1936) © 1936, John H. Mercer Step aside you ornery Tenderfeet Let a big bad buckaroo past I'm the toughest hombre you'll ever meet Tho' I may be the last. Yessirree we're a vansishing race, Nosirree can't last long. Step aside you ornery Tenderfeet While I sing my song. 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 sho' ain't fixin' to start in now. Yippy I O Ki Ay, Yippy I O Ki Ay. 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 V-Eight Yippy I O Ki Ay, Yippy I O Ki Ay. 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 old corral where the doagies go 'Cause I learned them all on the radio Yippy I O Ki Ay, Yippy I O Ki Ay. I'm an old cowhand From the Rio Grande Where the West is wild, 'Round the Border land Where the buffalo roam around the Zoo, And the Indians make you a rug or two... And the old Bar-X is a Bar B Q Yippy I O Ki Ay, Yippy I O Ki Ay. Source: Johnny Mercer: The Life, Times, and Song Lyrics of Our Huckleberry Friend, by Bob Bach and Ginger Mercer (1982), page 56 JRO |
15 Oct 99 - 08:01 PM (#124435) Subject: RE: Old Cowhand from Rio Grande From: Gene How 'bout the Sons Of The Pioneers Novelty Version - THE COWPIE - * CLICK HERE * |
09 Mar 05 - 02:26 AM (#1430289) Subject: Lyr Add: I'M AN OLD COWHAND (FROM THE RIO GRANDE) From: GUEST,Gene A few versions found online and RR & SOP version. I'm An Old Cowhand ROY ROGERS & THE SONS OF THE PIONEERS Written by: Johnny Mercer Source: Sons Of The Pioneers SP-7907 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 start in now Oh, yippee-i-o-ki-ay, 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, yippee-i-o-ki-ay 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, yippee-i-o-ki-ay 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 a bar-be-cue Oh, yippee-i-o-ki-ay, yippee-i-o-ki-ay ============== Bing Crosby - I'm An Old Cowhand (From The Rio Grande) I'm an old cowhand from the Rio Grande But my legs ain't bowed and my cheeks ain't tan I'm a cowboy who never saw a cow Never roped a steer cause I don't know how Sure ain't a fixin to start in now Yippie yi yo kayah I'm an old cowhand and I come down from the Rio Grande And I learned to ride, ride, ride 'fore I learned to stand I'm a riding 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 Yippie yi yo kayah We're old cowhands from the Rio Grande And we come to town just to hear the band We know all the songs that the cowboys know 'Bbout the big corral where the doggies go We learned them all on the radio Yippie yi yo kayah I'm an old cowhand Oh yes, Mr. Bing. Too hot for you, Uncle Fudd' Down from the Rio Grande Oh where the west is wild all around the borderland Where the buffalo roam around the zoo and the Injuns run up a rug or two and the old Bar X is just a barbecue, yeah Yippie yi yo kayah I'm a pioneer who began from scratch I don't bat an eye in a shootin' match. They don't call me Elmer, they call me Satch. Yippie yi yo kayah Yippie yi yo kayah Get along little horsy Get along little horsy Yippie yi yo kayah, oh! ------------------------------------------------------------------ Frank Sinatra - I'm an Old Cowhand Lyrics 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 ======= Harry Connick, Jr. - I'm an Old Cowhand Lyrics Oh, step aside, y'all ornery tenderfeet '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 start in now Oh, yippee-i-o-ki-ay, 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, 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, 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 indian make you a rug or two And the old bar-x is the bar-be-cue Oh, yippee-i-o-ki-ay, yippee-i-o-ki-ay I'm just an old cowhand... ==== RAY CHARLES lyrics - "I'm An Old Cowhand" I'm an old cowhand from the Rio Grande And my legs ain't bowed, 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 riding 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 Yippie-yi-yo-ki-yay 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 Yippie-yi-yo-ki-yay Yippie-yi-yo-ki-yay Yippie-yi-yo-ki-yay [flutes play one final "Yippie-yi-yo-ki-yay"] ===== NICKEL CREEK I'm an old cowhand from the Rio Grande But my legs ain't bowed and my cheeks ain't tanned I'm the cowboy who never saw a cow Never roped a steer 'cause I don't know how I sure ain't fixin' to start in now Yippee i oh ti-ay! Yippee i oh ti-ay! I'm an old cowhand from the Rio Grande And I learned to ride before 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 V-8 Yippee i oh ti-ay! Yippee i oh ti-ay! We're old cowhands from the Rio Grande And we come to town just to hear the band We know all the songs that the cowboys know 'Bout the Big Corral where the dogies go We learned them all on the radio Yipee i oh ti-ay! Yippee i oh ti-ay! I'm an old cowhand from the Rio Grande Where the West is wild all around the borderland Where the buffalo roam around the zoo And the Indians run up a rug or two And the old Bar X is just a barbeque Yippee i oh ti-ay! I'm a pioneer who began from scratch I don't bat an eye in a suit or hat They don't call me Elmer, they call me Satch Yippee i oh ti-ay! Yippee i oh ti-ay! Yippee i oh ti-ay! ===== |
09 Mar 05 - 06:04 AM (#1430364) Subject: Lyr Add: I'M AN OLD COWHAND (FROM THE RIO GRANDE) From: The Fooles Troupe I'm an Old Cowhand (From the Rio Grande) Sons of the Pioneers Intro: Bm F#m (3x) D G D D G D 1. Yipee-yi-O-kie-yay, Yipee-yi-O-kie-yay G A D I'm an old cowhand from the Rio Grande G A D And I sing the songs in the cowboy band Chorus: Bm F#m I know all the songs that the cowboys know Bm F#m About the big corral where the dogies go Bm F#m 'Cuz I learned 'em all on the radio 2. Yipee-yi-O-kie-yay, Yipee-yi-O-kie-yay He's an old cowhand from the Rio Grande And he plays the fiddle in the cowboy band Fiddle solo like chorus (Bm F#m) 3. Yipee-yi-O-kie-yay, Yipee-yi-O-kie-yay He's an old cowhand from the Rio Grande And he calls the dance in the cowboy band Caller's Chorus: (Bm F#m) Dosie-do all around your pard Swing that gal 'til she gits "tarred" (tired) Allemande left in your own backyard. 4. Yipee-yi-O-kie-yay, Yipee-yi-O-kie-yay He's an old cowhand from the Rio Grande And he plays guitar in the cowboy band Guitar solo like chorus (Bm F#m) 5. Yipee-yi-O-kie-yay, Yipee-yi-O-kie-yay He's an old cowhand from the Rio Grande And he plays the bass in the cowboy band Bass solo like chorus (Bm F#m) 6. Yipee-yi-O-kie-yay, Yipee-yi-O-kie-yay Fiddle, guitar, bass instrumental like chorus (Bm F#m) 7. Yipee-yi-O-kie-yay, Yipee-yi-O-kie-yay Ooooooeeeeoooooeeeeeeoooooaaaaaeeeeoooooo.... (yodeling) Ooooooeeeeoooooeeeeeeoooooaaaaaeeeeoooooo.... (yodeling) Yipee-yi-O-kie-yay, Yipee-yi-O-kie-yay |
09 Mar 05 - 03:06 PM (#1430841) Subject: RE: Old Cowhand from Rio Grande From: Ferrara So funny to read this now. Especially Joe Offer's comment about thinking I knew every verse to every song.... LOL The verse that was missing from Bill's version is the only verse I ever knew of the song. That's why I couldn't figure out the missing line, which was from a verse I didn't know. But -- Who knows why I couldn't remember the darned first verse at the time? I certainly remembered it as soon as I started reading this thread today. Oh well, for some of us senility is a lifelong condition.... Rita F |
05 Nov 05 - 01:23 AM (#1597846) Subject: I'm an Old Cowhand - origin? From: Gary T In reference to Johnny Mercer's "I'm an Old Cowhand", a friend says he remembers (vaguely) a straightforward song that this parodies (where presumably the singers legs are bowed, etc.). I find no reference to this alleged song on the net. What I do find indicates that Mercer was poking fun at cowboy wannabees. Is this a take-off on a serious song, or is my friend mistaken? |
05 Nov 05 - 02:40 AM (#1597858) Subject: RE: I'm an Old Cowhand - origin? From: JohnInKansas One of my very old fake books shows the Johnny Mercer composition as ©1936 Leo Feist, Inc, NY, with a rnewal ©1963 Leo Feist. The first copyright may indicate when the song was originally released, which may help with searches. While "borrowing" from older, and often more serious, songs was fairly common, that the song was "poking fun" at anything may overstate things a bit. The song is quite typical of stuff that was popular in that era, and references to how "civilization" was invading the old West were fairly common. Remember too, that in that era most of the songs were targeted at the Broadway (and/or movie) audience back in "New Yawk Sity" so few of them are likely to be - or be based on - real "trail songs." You might find something on one of the several thousand possible variant spellings of the "tag line," "Yippy Ki-O, Ki-Aye" although hits probably will be pretty iffy, as the published music of the era showed lots of "imaginative" variants. Assuming you've got the Mercer lyrics, often a search on a few "distinctive partial phrases" is more fruitful than just looking for a title. John |
05 Nov 05 - 02:49 AM (#1597861) Subject: RE: I'm an Old Cowhand - origin? From: JohnInKansas Long-shot note: The last verse or two at the site you linked were seldom sung by "cowboy" performers I recall. The reference in the last lines to "They don't call me Elmer, they call me Satch" suggests the faint possibility that at least that verse was a "written for" one of the "Bowery Boys" movie series of the era. "Satch" was one of the prominent members of the gang, and a few "Bowery Boys out West" movies were made when they ran out of big city plots (or what passed as plots in old slapstick movies). Lots of the movies of the era were parodies of other movies... John |
05 Nov 05 - 12:38 PM (#1598070) Subject: RE: I'm an Old Cowhand - origin? From: Louie Roy The version I learned were like this 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 for I don't know how And I sure ain't fixing to start right now Yippi Io Ki Ya Yippi Io Ki Ya Im an old cowhand from the Rio Grande And I learned to ride before I learned to stand I'm a riding 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 Yippi Io Ki Ya Yippi Io Ki Ya 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 doggies go Cause I learned them all on the radio Yippi Io Ki Ya Yippi Io Ki Ya I'm an old cowhand from the Rio Grande Where the west is wild around the border land Where the buffalo roam aroud the zoo And the indians make you a rug or two And the Old Bar X is a barbecue Yippi Io Ki Ya Yippi Io Ki Ya |
05 Nov 05 - 12:57 PM (#1598079) Subject: RE: I'm an Old Cowhand - origin? From: Louie Roy The reason this was sent twice I was having trouble with my PC.Also this was written by Johnnie Mercer in 1936 and this is the original version |
06 Nov 05 - 03:31 PM (#1598819) Subject: RE: I'm an Old Cowhand - origin? From: Jim Dixon OLD COWHAND FROM RIO GRANDE in the DT. Lyr Req: I'm an Old Cowhand (from the Rio Grande), a thread started 13 Jan 1997 that contains NINE VERSIONS, including Mercer's original, but none older. Lyr Req: I'm an old cowhand from the Rio Grande, a thread started 19 Oct 2001 in which someone speculates that Mercer's song was a parody of something older, and Joe Offer sets him straight. Lyr Req: Songs about Fords, a thread from 27 Apr 2005 in which someone posts yet another inferior copy, from memory. |
06 Nov 05 - 04:52 PM (#1598846) Subject: RE: I'm an Old Cowhand - origin? From: Q (Frank Staplin) There are bawdy versions. One I heard at a rodeo, which I would like to find. A version from the war in Korea, Old Papa-san," at http://immortalia.com Another has the verse We must sink or swim With Ngo Dinh Diem We will hear no phoo About Madame Nhu. But I am looking for a western parody about an old top hand. Anyone? |
06 Nov 05 - 07:03 PM (#1598913) Subject: RE: I'm an Old Cowhand - origin? From: Gary T Thanks all for your input. Unless and until my friend shows evidence to the contraty, I'll figure that he was mistaken about this. It appears that Mercer's song was a stand-alone original rather than a direct parody of a predecessor. |
06 Nov 05 - 10:25 PM (#1599026) Subject: RE: I'm an Old Cowhand - origin? From: open mike could this be it? Texan Top Hand by Don Walser? http://www.donwalser.com/albums_page.htm |
06 Nov 05 - 11:14 PM (#1599050) Subject: RE: I'm an Old Cowhand - origin? From: Q (Frank Staplin) No; a very bawdy parody with the same melody and form of Mercer's "I'm an Old Cowhand." |
07 Nov 05 - 06:36 AM (#1599192) Subject: RE: I'm an Old Cowhand - origin? From: JohnInKansas It's possible that your friend heard one of the parodies/adaptations of Mercer's original, and it's Mercer's that he has in mind when he says "the song" is a parody? Find A Grave The Bowery Boys identifies "Satch" (the way it was pronounced) as: Hall, Huntz (Henry) b. August 15, 1919 d. January 30, 1999 Popular motion picture actor of the 1930s to 1990s. Fondly remembered for his role of 'Sach' in a number of East Side Kids and Bowery Boys films. Iff there's a possible connection to a satirical "Old Cowhand" in the lyric linked in the original post, it would be the Bboys version that was the satire on the Mercer original, perhaps, and this might be the connection remembered by someone(?). "East Side Kids," "Bowery Boys," and "Dead End Kids" were names applied to this particular gang's series of movies. If someone really wanted to pursue this, more information might be found searching on the "leader" of the gang, than on other members: Gorcey, Leo b. June 3, 1917 d. June 2, 1969 American motion picture actor of the 1930s, 40s, 50s, and 60s. Widely known as the leader of the "Eastside Kids," the "Dead End Kids," and "The Bowery Boys Other gang members: Halop, Billy b. February 11, 1920 d. November 9, 1976 Jordan, Bobby b. April 1, 1923 d. September 10, 1965 Punsly, Bernard b. July 11, 1923 d. January 20, 2004 I don't' recall what "stage names" any of the others used in the films. Vintage Library lists some of their films, but not the few "Out West" ones I recall. I suspect they were fairly late in their run of movies, possibly late 40s or early 50s. Note that searches for "Bowery Boys" may turn up the real gangs of an earlier era as described by Answers.com: Bowery Boys but I don't' think they did satire. (But there might be songs about them.) John |
07 Nov 05 - 10:50 AM (#1599354) Subject: RE: I'm an Old Cowhand - origin? From: Flash Company Parody of the 'singing cowboy' was popular at the time Johnnie Mercer wrote the song. There is another one I know called 'The west aint what it used to be'. The old corral is now a parking place, For fifty cents you get a tiny space, You turn and twist and bend 'er, And bust your new suspender, And throw your neighbours fender in his face. FC |
08 Aug 22 - 03:11 PM (#4149769) Subject: ADD: I'm an Deckhand (Tony & Celia Becker) From: GUEST Per the request of Joe Offer, here is our song: I'M AN OLD DECKHAND ©2015 Tony & Celia Becker Tune: of I'm An Old Cowhand ©1936 Leo Feist/©1964 Johnny Mercer Recorded by Bing Crosby with Jimmy Dorsey, 1936 (#2) (Spoken) Avast! ye pack of hen-hearted Landlubbers, let an swaggering sea dog get past, I'm the meanest swashbuckler you'll ever meet, though I won’t be the last. Aye, we’re a prosperin’ breed, with more comin’ along. Make way, ye belly-crawling wharf-rats, while I sing my song. I'm an old Deckhand from a Pirate Band, But my eye ain't patched and my cheeks ain't tanned, I'm a sailor, who ain’t never been to sea, Never tied a knot or sung a sea chantey, I just sit in the pub drinking’ rum and tea. Yo-ho-yo-ho-ho! Yo-ho-yo-ho-ho! I'm an old Deckhand from a Pirate Band, And I learned to sail 'fore I learned to stand, I know every port on the Seven Seas From Madagascar to Saint Augustine, 'Cause I learnt them all watching Jeopardy. Yo-ho-yo-ho-ho! Yo-ho-yo-ho-ho! I'm an old Deckhand from a Pirate Band, My boots are new and my duds are grand, They’re from every sea but they ain’t been wet, They’re authentic cloth and period correct, 'Cause I found them all on the Internet. Yo-ho-yo-ho-ho! Yo-ho-yo-ho-ho! I'm an old Deckhand from a Pirate Band And my blades are sharp ‘nuf to slice smoked ham, My Dirks bejeweled with crystal rare, My Cutlass the finest Pakistani ware 'Cause I bought them both at a Renaissance Faire! Yo-ho-yo-ho-ho! Yo-ho-yo-ho-ho! I'm an old Deckhand from a Pirate Band And I’ve dug for gold in the Florida sand, Got my hair done up all in tight cornrows, Heavy eye-liner ‘n fake teeth with holes, 'Cause I copied them all from Jack Sparrow Yo-ho-yo-ho-ho! Yo-ho-yo-ho-ho |
11 Aug 22 - 08:08 PM (#4150043) Subject: RE: ADD: I'm an Old Cowhand (from the Rio Grande) From: keberoxu I recall hearing Harry Connick Jr.'s recording of this one. |
13 Aug 22 - 03:43 PM (#4150171) Subject: RE: ADD: I'm an Old Cowhand (from the Rio Grande) From: leeneia You can see Rhythm on the Range, the movie where Bing Crosby introduced this song, on YouTube, for free. |