i kiss all the babies tip my hat to the ladies i walk off from trouble whenever i can i like my drinking and gambling i m a fool about rambling i m a full blooded texan from the old rio grande and i m hotter than hellfire and brimstone and i m meaner than the devil s best friend softer than silk soap and satin sometimes and i m wilder than the west texas wind these cowboy boots are part of my roots i was born in the center of a boxcar and everyone knows i love a wild texas rose i caught the honky tonk fever in an old texas bar and i m hotter than hellfire and brimstone