I'm an Old Cowhand - Bing Crosby

I'm an Old Cowhand
Written by: Johnny Mercer
Comments: From the 1936 movie Rhythm on the Range.

 

I'm an Old Cowhand Lyrics

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
Never roped a steer cause I don't know how
Sure ain't a fixin to start in now
Yippie yi yo kayah

I'm an old cowhand and I come down from the Rio Grande
And I learned to ride, ride, 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
Yippie yi yo kayah

We're old cowhands from the Rio Grande
And we come to town just to hear the band
We know all the songs that the cowboys know
'Bbout the big corral where the doggies go
We learned them all on the radio
Yippie yi yo kayah

I'm just an old cowhand
(Oh yes, Mr. Bing.
Too hot for you, Uncle Fudd?)
Down from the Rio Grande
Oh where the west is wild all around the borderland
Where the buffalo roam around the zoo
and the Injuns run up a rug or two
and the old Bar X is just a barbecue, yeah
Yippie yi yo kayah

I'm a pioneer who began from scratch
I don't bat an eye in a shootin' match.
They don't call me Elmer, they call me Satch.
Yippie yi yo kayah
Yippie yi yo kayah

Get along little horsy
Get along little horsy
Yippie yi yo kayah, oh!

I'm an Old Cowhand Singers

1. Bing Crosby, Leonid Kinskey, Martha Raye, Bob Burns and Louis Prima with The Sons of the Pioneers (billboard hit 1936) First theatrical release on July 1, 1936.

2. Eddy Duchin and His Orchestra featuring Jerry Cooper June 24, 1936 3. The Sons of the Pioneers July 1936 4. Bing Crosby with Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra August 1936 5. Chick Bullock September 1936 6. Ambrose and His Orchestra 1936 7. Frankie Trumbauer and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus Jack Teagarden 1936 8. Patsy Montana with The Prairie Ramblers January 1937 9. Ray Conniff and His Orchestra and Chorus October 8, 1956 10. Bobby Sherwood 1957 11. Johnnie Ray October 1959 12. Louis Prima and Keely Smith March 1960 13. Ria Valk 1961 14. Homer & Jethro January 1962 15. Pete Brady 1962 16. Steve Lawrence July 1963 17. The Pair Extraordinaire January 1966 18. The Chico's 1971 19. Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks 1972 20. Pete Sayers 1975 21. Powdermilk Biscuit Band 1978 22. Stone Oak 1981 23. Dave Frishberg 1991 24. Musikgruppen KAL 1991 25. Harry Connick Jr November 24, 1992 26. The Nickel Creek Band December 31, 1993 27. Shady Mix 1996 28. Wylie & The Wild West 1996 29. Charlie Daniels August 12, 1997 30. The New Melbourne Jazz Band 1997 31. Bill Tonsaker and The Kitsilano Cowboys 1999 32. Urban Renewal 2001 33. Riders in the Sky February 19, 2002 34. The David Leonhardt Jazz Group September 2, 2002 35. Jim Wann 2002 36. The Herb Spectacles 2003 37. Esther Haynes 2004 38. Hand-Picked Bluegrass Band 2005 39. Dr. John May 23, 2006 40. Lisa Ono July 12, 2006 41. Asleep at the Wheel November 14, 2006 42. Mady Kaye 2006 43. Janet Seidel Trio 2007 44. Johnny Cash 2007 45. Trails & Rails October 2008 46. Mikaela Kahn 2008 47. Banu Gibson 2008 48. Tina Chancey feat. Molly Andrews & Zan McLeod 2010 49. Super Swing Revue 2013 50. Hot Club of Cowtown January 26, 2016.


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* Nice Work If You Can Get It (1937)


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