pecos bill was quite a cowboy down in texas
he's the western superman to say the least
never known to be a quitter
'cause he never had no fear of man nor beast
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
he's the toughest critter west of the alamo
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
he's the toughest critter west of the alamo
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
he's the toughest critter west of the alamo
pecos lost his way while traveling on the desert
it was ninety miles across the burning sand
he knew he'd never reach the border
if he didn't get some water
so he got a stick and dug the rio grande
while a tribe of painted indians did a war dance
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
he's the toughest critter west of the alamo
while reclining on a cloud high over texas
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
he's the toughest critter west of the alamo
he's the emblem of the lone star texas state