Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

1. Yipee-yi-O-kie-yay, Yipee-yi-O-kie-yay

I'm an old cowhand from the Rio Grande

And I sing the songs in the cowboy band

Chorus

I know all the songs that the cowboys know

About the big corral where the dogies go

'Cuz I learned 'em all on the radio

2. Yipee-yi-O-kie-yay, Yipee-yi-O-kie-yay

He's an old cowhand from the Rio Grande

And he plays the fiddle in the cowboy band

Fiddle solo like chorus ( )

3. Yipee-yi-O-kie-yay, Yipee-yi-O-kie-yay

He's an old cowhand from the Rio Grande

And he calls the dance in the cowboy band

Caller's Chorus: ( )

Dosie-do all around your pard

Swing that gal 'til she gits "tarred" (tired)

Allemande left in your own backyard.

4. Yipee-yi-O-kie-yay, Yipee-yi-O-kie-yay

He's an old cowhand from the Rio Grande

And he plays guitar in the cowboy band

Guitar solo like chorus ( )

5. Yipee-yi-O-kie-yay, Yipee-yi-O-kie-yay

He's an old cowhand from the Rio Grande

And he plays the bass in the cowboy band

Bass solo like chorus ( )

6. Yipee-yi-O-kie-yay, Yipee-yi-O-kie-yay

Fiddle, guitar, bass instrumental like chorus ( )

7. Yipee-yi-O-kie-yay, Yipee-yi-O-kie-yay

Ooooooeeeeoooooeeeeeeoooooaaaaaeeeeoooooo.... (yodeling)

Ooooooeeeeoooooeeeeeeoooooaaaaaeeeeoooooo.... (yodeling)

Yipee-yi-O-kie-yay, Yipee-yi-O-kie-yay