Texian Boys
Come all you Missouri girls, and listen to my noise
Don't you go trust those Texian boys
'Cause if you do, your fortune will be
Johnny-cake and venison and sassafras tea
Johnny-cake and venison and sassafras tea
They'll take you out to some live-oak hill
Leave you to starve against your will
Leave you alone out there on the plain
'Cause that is the way with the Texians
That is the way with the Texians
They'll take you to a house with a hewed-log wall
But it ain't got no windows at all
Clapboard roof and a puncheon floor
That's the way all Texas o'er
That"s the way all Texas o"er
When they come a courtin" I'll tell you what they wear
An old leather coat all patched and bare
An old straw hat more brim than crown
A pair of dirty socks they wore the winter round
A pair of dirty socks they wore the winter round
Oh, brandy is brandy any way you mix it
But a Texian is a Texian any way you fix it
When other good folks have all gone to bed
The devil is a-workin in the Texian's head
The devil is a-workin in the Texian's head
Don't you go trust those Texian boys
'Cause if you do, your fortune will be
Johnny-cake and venison and sassafras tea
Johnny-cake and venison and sassafras tea
They'll take you out to some live-oak hill
Leave you to starve against your will
Leave you alone out there on the plain
'Cause that is the way with the Texians
That is the way with the Texians
They'll take you to a house with a hewed-log wall
But it ain't got no windows at all
Clapboard roof and a puncheon floor
That's the way all Texas o'er
That"s the way all Texas o"er
When they come a courtin" I'll tell you what they wear
An old leather coat all patched and bare
An old straw hat more brim than crown
A pair of dirty socks they wore the winter round
A pair of dirty socks they wore the winter round
Oh, brandy is brandy any way you mix it
But a Texian is a Texian any way you fix it
When other good folks have all gone to bed
The devil is a-workin in the Texian's head
The devil is a-workin in the Texian's head
Credits
Writer(s): Alan Lomax
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