Pecos Bill (song)

Whoaaaa...
Pecos Bill was quite a cowboy down in Texas
And the western Superman to say the least
He was the roughest, toughest critter
Never known to be a quitter
'Cause he never had no fear of man nor beast

So, Yippee-i-ay, i-ay, yippee-i-ohh,
Fer the toughest critter west of the Alamo

Once he roped a raging cyclone out of nowhere...
Then he straddled it and settled down with ease
And while that cyclone bucked and flitted
Pecos rolled a smoke and lit it
And he tamed that ornery wind down to a breeze

So yippee-i-ay, i-ay, yippee-i-ohh, i-ohh

(yodel)

Once there was a drought that spread all over Texas...
So to sunny Californy he did go
And though the gag is kinda corny
He brought rain from Californy
That's the way we got the Gulf of Mexico

So yippee-i-ay, i-ay, yippee-i-ohh,
Fer the toughest critter west of the Alamo

Once a band of rustlers stole a herd of cattle...
But they didn't know the herd they stole was Bill's
And when he caught them crooked villains
Pecos knocked out all their fillin's
That's the reason why there's gold in them thar hills

So yippee-i-ay, i-ay, yippee-i-ohh, i-ohh,
Fer the toughest critter west of the Alamo

Oh, Pecos lost his way while travelin' on the desert (Water...)
It was 90 miles across the burnin' sand (Water...)
He knew he'd never reach the border (Water...)
If he didn't get some water (Water...)
So he got a stick and dug the Rio Grande

(yodel)

While a tribe of painted Indians did a war dance
Pecos started shootin' up their little game
He gave them redskins such a shakeup
That they jumped out from their makeup
That's the way the Painted Desert got its name

So yippee-i-ay, i-ohh...
Fer the toughest critter west of the Alamo

Ohh!
While reclining on a cloud high over Texas
With his gun he made the stars evaporate
Then Pecos saw the stars declining,
So he left one brightly shinin'
As the emblem of the Lone Star Texas State!

So yippee-i-ay, yippee-i-ohh...