The Rivers of Texas

We crossed the broad Pecos
And we crossed the Nueces
We swum the Guadalupe
And we followed the Brazos
Red River runs rusty
The Wichita clear
And down by the Brazos
I courted my dear

Li, li, li, le, le, le
Give me your hand
Li, li, li, le, le, le
Give me your hand
Li, li, li, le, le, le
Give me your hand
There's many a river
That waters the land

The fair Angelina
Runs glossy and gliding
The crooked Colorado
Runs weaving and winding
The old San Antonio
It courses the plains
But I never will walk by the Brazos again

Li, li, li, le, le, le
Give me your hand
Li, li, li, le, le, le
Give me your hand
Li, li, li, le, le, le
Give me your hand
There's many a river
That waters the land

I hugged her and I kissed her
And I called her my candy
The Trinity's muddy
And the Brazos quicksandy
I hugged her and I kissed her
And I called her my own
And down by the Brazos she left me alone

Li, li, li, le, le, le
Give me your hand
Li, li, li, le, le, le
Give me your hand
Li, li, li, le, le, le
Give me your hand
There's many a river
That waters the land

With the girls of Little River
You can't do no wrong
The sulpher and the sabine
Are still mighty long
And down by the of the Neches
There's girls by the score
But I will never will walk by the Brazos no more

Li, li, li, le, le, le
Give me your hand
Li, li, li, le, le, le
Give me your hand
Li, li, li, le, le, le
Give me your hand
There's many a river
That waters the land