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
I never roped a steer 'cause I don't know how
And I sure ain't a fixing to start in now
Oh, yippie yi yo kayah, yippie yi yo kayah
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
Oh, yippie yi yo kayah, yippie yi yo kayah
I'm an old cowhand from the Rio Grande
And I came to town just to hear the band
Yes, and I know all the songs that the cowboys know
'Bout the big corral whеre the doggies go
'Causе I learned them all on a TV show
Yippie yi yo kayah, yippie yi yo kayah
Yippie yi yo kayah, oh
I’m An Old Cowhand was written by Johnny Mercer.
The Mills Brothers released I’m An Old Cowhand on Sun Jan 01 1961.