i s born in louisiana down on the old bayou raised on shrimp and catfish mammy s good gumbo i got the ramblin fever said goodbye to maw and paw crossed that old red river this is what i saw i saw miles and miles of texas all the stars up in the sky i saw miles and miles of texas gonna live here til i die i rode up in to austin the cradle of the west just ask any cowboy he ll tell you that its the best and i met a texas beauty i got friendly with her paw i looked into her big blue eyes and this is what i saw i started tamin broncos made every rodeo until i met a tough one you know his name was devil joe and i grabbed hold of his bridle just to ride this old outlaw he threw me from the saddle and this is what i saw