[Chorus]
If you're gonna play in Texas
You gotta have a fiddle in the band
That lead guitar is hot
But not for a Louisiana man
So rosin up that bow for "Faded Love"
And let's all dance
If you're gonna play in Texas
You gotta have a fiddle in the band

[Verse 1]
Way down in Alabama
We were puttin' on a show
When a cowboy in the back stood up
And yelled "Cotton Eye Joe!"
He said,"We love what you're doing
Boys don't get us wrong
There's just something missing in your song"

[Chorus]
If you're gonna play in Texas
You gotta have a fiddle in the band
That lead guitar is hot
But not for a Louisiana man
So rosin up that bow for "Faded Love"
And let's all dance
If you're gonna play in Texas
You gotta have a fiddle in the band

[Randy Owen]
Booga! Booga!

[Verse 2]
So we dusted off our boots
And put our cowboy hats on straight
Them Texans raised the roof
When Jeff opened up his case
Say y'all all want to two-step
Say you wanna dos-à-dos
Well, here's a fiddling song before Jeff goes

[Chorus]
If you're gonna play in Texas
You gotta have a fiddle in the band
That lead guitar is hot
But not for a Louisiana man
So rosin up that bow for "Faded Love"
And let's all dance
If you're gonna play in Texas
You gotta have a fiddle in the band

[Chorus]
If you're gonna play in Texas
You gotta have a fiddle in the band
That lead guitar is hot
But not for a Louisiana man
So rosin up that bow for "Faded Love"
And let's all dance
If you're gonna play in Texas
You gotta have a fiddle in the band

[Chorus]
If you're gonna play in Texas (Woo!)
You gotta have a fiddle in the band
That lead guitar is hot
But not for a Louisiana man
So rosin up that bow for "Faded Love"
And let's all dance
If you're gonna play in Texas
You gotta have a fiddle in the band

[Randy Owen]
Are you still feelin' good with Alabama!