i was born in mississippi on the gulf of mexico and i could hear the gators a roar at night out on the old bayou i remember spanish moss a hangin from the cypress trees and the smell of honey suckle on the mississippi breeze thank you mississippi for lovin me thank you for givin this country boy a place to dream thank you for old cane pole the fishin hole the grits and black eyed peas thank you missippi for lovin me then my family moved down to texas when i was 12 years old i took my first chew of plug tobacco and got hooked on rodeo i rode my buckskin pony where the old red river flows and my texas pride still makes me cry when i remember the alamo thank you texas for loving me thank you for the country road the horny toads the chile and pinto beans thank you texas for lovin me now i live up in wyoming i love home out on the range but every now and then my mind goes roamin down those country roads through my boy hood days and after all these years i d just like to say thank you america for lovin me thank you for givin this country boy a place to dream thank you for the country roads the folks i ve known from sea to shinning sea thank you america thank you mom and dad for lovin me