I started on the trail on June twenty-third
I've been punchin' Texas cattle on the Lone Star trail
Singin' ki-yi-yippee-yippee-yay
Singin' ki-yi-yippee-yippee-yay
I'm up in the mornin' afore daylight
And afore I sleep the moon shines bright
Singin' ki-yi-yippee-yippee-yay
Singin' ki-yi-yippee-yippee-yay
It's bacon and beans most every day
I'd as soon be eatin' prairie hay
Singin' ki-yi-yippee-yippee-yay
Singin' ki-yi-yippee-yippee-yay
My feet in the stirrups and my rope is on the side
Show me a horse that I can't ride
Singin' ki-yi-yippee-yippee-yay
Singin' ki-yi-yippee-yippee-yay