I'm An Old Cowhand
Frank Sinatra

-from his CD "Songs By Sinatra 1945"-a collection of radio
-broadcasts done for sponsor Old Gold Cigarettes-this song aired 12/19/45.
-was a # 2 hit for Bing Crosby with Jimmy Dorsey in 1936.
-Words and Music by Johnny Mercer


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


Transcribed by Ronald E. Hontz
ronhontz@worldnet.att.net