Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

 1. Yipee-yi-O-kie-yay, Yipee-yi-O-kie-yay

  I'm an old cowhand from the Rio Grande

  And I sing the songs in the cowboy band

Chorus

  I know all the songs that the cowboys know

  About the big corral where the dogies go

  'Cuz I learned 'em all on the radio

2. Yipee-yi-O-kie-yay, Yipee-yi-O-kie-yay

He's an old cowhand from the Rio Grande

And he plays the fiddle in the cowboy band

 Fiddle solo like chorus ( )

3. Yipee-yi-O-kie-yay, Yipee-yi-O-kie-yay

He's an old cowhand from the Rio Grande

And he calls the dance in the cowboy band

 Caller's Chorus: ( )

Dosie-do all around your pard

Swing that gal 'til she gits "tarred" (tired)

Allemande left in your own backyard.

4. Yipee-yi-O-kie-yay, Yipee-yi-O-kie-yay

He's an old cowhand from the Rio Grande

And he plays guitar in the cowboy band

 Guitar solo like chorus ( )

5. Yipee-yi-O-kie-yay, Yipee-yi-O-kie-yay

He's an old cowhand from the Rio Grande

And he plays the bass in the cowboy band

 Bass solo like chorus ( )

6. Yipee-yi-O-kie-yay, Yipee-yi-O-kie-yay

 Fiddle, guitar, bass instrumental like chorus ( )

7. Yipee-yi-O-kie-yay, Yipee-yi-O-kie-yay

Ooooooeeeeoooooeeeeeeoooooaaaaaeeeeoooooo.... (yodeling)

Ooooooeeeeoooooeeeeeeoooooaaaaaeeeeoooooo.... (yodeling)

Yipee-yi-O-kie-yay, Yipee-yi-O-kie-yay