Pecos Bill Lyrics - Little Cowpoke - Nickel Creek

Now Pecos Bill was quite a cowboy down in Texas 

Why, he's the Western Superman to say the least 

He was the roughest, toughest critter, never known to be a quitter 

'Cause he never had no fear of man nor beast 

So yippee-i-ay-i-ya, yippee-i-o 

He's the toughest critter west of the Alamo 

Once he roped a raging cyclone out of nowhere 

Then he straddled it and settled down with ease 

And while that cyclone bucked and flitted, Pecos rolled a smoke and lit it 

And he tamed that ornery wind down to a breeze 

So yippee-i-ay-i-ya, yippee-i-o 

He's the toughest critter west of the Alamo 

Now once there was a drought that spread all over Texas 

So to sunny Californy he did go 

And though the gag is kind of corny, he brought rain from Californy 

And that's the way we got the Gulf of Mexico 

So yippee-i-ay-i-ya, yippee-i-o 

He's the toughest critter west of the Alamo 

Now once a band of rustlers stole a herd of cattle 

But they didn't know the herd they stole was Bill's 

And when he caught them crooked villains 

Pecos knocked out all their fillings 

That's the reason why there's gold them thar hills 

So yippee-i-ay-i-ya, yippee-i-o 

He's the toughest critter west of the Alamo 

Pecos lost his way while traveling on the desert (Water, water, water...) 

It was ninety miles across the burning sand (Water, water, water...) 

He knew he'd never reach the border (Water...) 

If he didn't get some water (Water...) 

So he got a stick and dug the Rio Grande 

(Yodeling) 

While a tribe of painted Indians did a wardance 

Pecos started shooting up their little game 

He gave those redskins such a shakeup 

That they jumped out of their makeup 

That's how the Painted Desert got it's name 

So yippee-i-ay-i-ya, yippee-i-o 

He's the toughest critter west of the Alamo 

While reclining on a cloud high over Texas 

With his guns he made the stars evaporate 

Then Pecos saw them stars declining 

So he left one brightly shining 

As the emblem of the Lone Star Texas State 

So yippee-i-ay-i-ya, yippee-i-o 

He's the toughest critter west of the Alamo 

So yippee-i-ay-i-ya, yippee-i-o 

He's the emblem of the Lone Star Texas State