Toby Keith mentions "rope" and "Texas":

    Take all the rope in Texas
    Find a tall oak tree

A number of people have mentioned "vigilantes" and such
in the context of the American West, but the sad truth is
that in Texas (as well as across the country as a whole)
most of the folks getting lynched were black.

Someone posted a blue clicky to some stats on lynchings
in the U.S., and it's clear that _most_ of the lynchings
were during a period of terror that started just before
the turn of the 20th century and lasted through the '30s.
I posted info on what lynchings meant in Texas (and where
they were most prominent).

Either Toby Keith doesn't know his history, or he does know
his history and doesn't give a damn.

Cheers,

                         -- Arne Langsetmo