From a Bob Nolan site, the lyrics as sung in "Rio Bravo" and with guitar chords in G as played by the 12-stringer: [G] I want some black-eyed peas I want some mustard greens I want some cornpone on the [D7] side. I want my chicken fried with a [E7] golden hide. [A7] Aha, [D7] San Antone! [C] When I was a kid I had a [G] locket And [A7]inside was a picture o' Davy [D7] Crockett [G] I know a gal named Ann that lives in TexArkan Who loves a boy in [D7} Arkansas But when they take a ride it's on the Texas [E7] side [A7]Aha, [D7] San Antone! There's more than this. I haven't sung it in a good while, but the structure is AABA, so you need another verse after the "blackeyed peas" and before the chorus. Two more verses I can remember, from the late 1940s 78rpm by Rosalie Allen: To me this place is strange Oh take me to the range Where the blue, blue bonnets grow Let me put my boots on And my cowboy suits on [sic] Aha, San Antone! Don't you say I'm silly Cause I like my chile All over my scrambled eggs Give me some enchiladas And a big quesada (?) Aha, San Antone! There's also another variant of the chorus -- maybe 6 verses and 2 choruses, in all. I have a Real Audio of this, from the long-gone "Record Lady" juke box site, but it's on the hard drive of a dead computer and I can't see well enough to transfer it into a live one. (That "can't see well enough" is why the dead computer is dead, BTW.)
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