Come along boys and listen to my tale Tell you of my trouble on the old Chisholm Trail Come a ki yi yippee yippee yi yippee yay Come a ki yi yippee yippee yay
Well, I started up the trail October twenty-third Started up the trail with a 2-U herd Come a ki yi yippee yippee yi yippee yay Come a ki yi yippee yippee yay
Ten dollar horse and a forty dollar saddle I'm going cut them Texas cattle Come a ki yi yippee yippee yi yippee yay Come a ki yi yippee yippee yay
Woke up one morning on the old Chisholm Trail My rope in my hand and a cow by the tail Come a ki yi yippee yippee yi yippee yay Come a ki yi yippee yippee yay
Cloudy in the west, looking like rain My danged old slicker's in the wagon again Come a ki yi yippee yippee yi yippee yay Come a ki yi yippee yippee yay
Jumped in the saddle and I grabbed that horn The best blamed cowboy ever was born Come a ki yi yippee yippee yi yippee yay Come a ki yi yippee yippee yay
Don't give a damn if I never do stop Ride just as long as an eight day flop Come a ki yi yippee yippee yi yippee yay Come a ki yi yippee yippee yay
Foot in the stirrup and a hand on the horn The best danged cowboy ever was born Come a ki yi yippee yippee yi yippee yay Come a ki yi yippee yippee yay
Stray in the herd and the boss said, \"Kill it,\" Hit him in the rump with the handle of a skillet Come a ki yi yippee yippee yi yippee yay Come a ki yi yippee yippee yay
Bacon and beans most every day Soon to be eating that prairie hay Come a ki yi yippee yippee yi yippee yay Come a ki yi yippee yippee yay
Best dang horse, going on a run Quickest shooting cowboy ever pulled a gun Come a ki yi yippee yippee yi yippee yay Come a ki yi yippee yippee yay
Well, I went to the wagon to get my roll Had had me figured nine dollars in the hole Come a ki yi yippee yippee yi yippee yay Come a ki yi yippee yippee yay
Well, sell my outfit quick as I can And I won't punch cattle for no damn man Come a ki yi yippee yippee yi yippee yay Come a ki yi yippee yippee yay
Going to town to draw my money Going to town to see my honey Come a ki yi yippee yippee yi yippee yay Come a ki yi yippee yippee yay
Knees in the saddle and a seat in the sky Quit my boss and say goodbye Come a ki yi yippee yippee yi yippee yay Come a ki yi yippee yippee yay