Miles and Miles of Texas

was born in lousiana down on the ol bouyo rasied on shrimps and catfish mame's good gumbo I got the ramblin' fever said goodby to ma and pa crossed that ol red river and 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 till I die (instrumental) I rode up in to austin the craddle of the west just ask any cowboy he'll tell you it's the best I met a texas bueaty I got friendly with her pa I looked in to her big blue eyes 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 till I die (instrumental) I started tamin' bronko's I made every rodeo until I met a tuff one you know his name was devil joe I grabb'd hold of his bridle just to ride this ol' outlaw he threw me from the saddle and 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 till I die (fiddles) (spoken) miles of texas uaaah now (fiddles) (spoken) all night long (fiddles) (sung) gonna live here till I die (spoken) aaaaaaaah, texas