Miles , Miles of Texas

I was born in Louisiana down on the old bayou

Raised on shrimp and catfish and Mammy’s good gumbo

I got the ramblin’ fever said goodbye to maw and paw

Crossed that old 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 ’til I die

I rode up in to Austin the cradle of the West

Just ask any cowboy he’ll tell you that its the best

And I met a Texas beauty I got friendly with her Paw

I looked into her big blue eyes 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 ’til I die

I started tamin’ broncos made every rodeo

Until I met a tough one you know his name was Devil Joe

And I grabbed hold of his bridle just to ride this old 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 ’til I die