yippie ki-yay

An exclamation of joy popular with cowboys in the the mid 19th century US West.
> Im An Old Cowhand
> Artist: Frank Sinatra
> I'm an old cowhand from the Rio Grande
> But my legs ain't bowed
> And my cheeks ain't tanned
> I'm a cowboy who never saw a cow
> Never roped a steer 'cause I don't know how
> And I sure ain't fixin' to start in now
> Yippie-yi-yo-ki-yay
> Yippie-yi-yo-ki-yay
> I'm an old cowhand from the Rio Grande
> And I learned to ride
> 'fore I learned to stand
> I'm a ridin' fool who is up to date
> I know every trail in the Lone Star state
> 'cause I ride the range in a Ford V8
> Yippie-yi-yo-ki-yay
> Yippie-yi-yo-ki-yay
> I know all the songs that the cowboys know
> 'bout the big corral where the dogies go
> 'cause I learned them all on the rad-ee-o
> Hey, yippie-yi-yo-ki-yay
> Yippie-yi-yo-ki-yay