| Yipee-yi-o-kie-yay, Yipee-yi-o-kie-yay
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| I’m an old cowhand from the Rio Grande
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| And I sing the songs in the cowboy band
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| Chorus:
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| I know all the songs that the cowboys know
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| About the big corral where the dogies go
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| 'Cause I learned 'em all on the radio.
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| Yipee-yi-o-kie-yay, Yipee-yi-o-kie-yay
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| He’s an old cowhand from the Rio Grande
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| And he plays the fiddle in the cowboy band.
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| --- Instrumental ---
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| Yipee-yi-o-kie-yay, yipee-yi-o-kie-yay
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| He’s an old cowhand from the Rio Grande
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| And he calls the dance in the cowboy band.
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| Caller’s Chorus:
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| Dosie-do all around your pard
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| Swing that gal 'til she gits tired
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| Allemande left in your own backyard.
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| Yipee-yi-o-kie-yay, yipee-yi-o-kie-yay
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| He’s an old cowhand from the Rio Grande
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| And he plays guitar in the cowboy band.
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| --- Instrumental ---
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| Yipee-yi-o-kie-yay, yipee-yi-o-kie-yay
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| He’s an old cowhand from the Rio Grande
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| And he plays the bass in the cowboy band.
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| --- Instrumental ---
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| Yipee-yi-o-kie-yay, yipee-yi-o-kie-yay
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| --- Instrumental ---
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| Yipee-yi-o-kie-yay, yipee-yi-o-kie-yay
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| Oooeeeeoooooeeeeoooooaaaaaeeeeoooooo. |
| (yodeling)
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| Oooeeeeoooooeeeeoooooaaaaaeeeeooooo. |
| (yodeling)
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| Yipee-yi-o-kie-yay, yipee-yi-o-kie-yay |