Ballad of R.P.B.

My name is Robert Patrick Burns
That's all you need to know
My Mama up and died on me
When I was only four
My Papa left me with the state
A ward of Tennessee
And from that moment all I ever aimed
Was to be free

Yippy Ki
Yippy Ki Yay
Yippy Ki-i-Yay
Yippy Ki O

I broke free and I scrambled and I scraped across this land
I met a girl named Betty Lou
She swore she'd take my hand
But then one night I found her sleeping with another man
I shot 'em down then left that town
Cuz I'm a ramblin' man

Yippy Ki
Yippy Ki Yay
Yippy Ki-i-Yay
Yippy Ki Oh

I rode with cattle and with men
We smelled of earth and rain
We fought with Indians proud and true
One's bravery will remain
He threw himself upon a spear
Knowing that he'd surely die
And from deep down within his soul
I heard that Indian cry

Yippy Ki
Yippy Ki Yay
Yippy Ki-i-Yay
Yippy Ki O

Yippy Ki
Yippy Ki Yay
Yippy Ki-i-Yay
Yippy Ki O

I'm old I'm grey
I'll never know my family nor my kin
This fire and that old dog named Rex
Well, they're my only friends
They say that in the end
It's just the blinking of an eye
Then take me now
Yeah, Strike me down
Cuz Lord I wanna fly

Yippy Ki
Yippy Ki Yay
Yippy Ki-i-Yay
Yippy Ki O

Yippy Ki
Yippy Ki Yay
Yippy Ki-i-Yay
Yippy Ki O