When I was a cowboy
Out on the western plain
Oh, when I was a cowboy
Laid out on the western plains
I lost a half a dollar
Put it on a losin' game
Come-a, kai kai yippie, kai kai yippie yippie yay

Oh, the biggest loser
Who was doin' at the rodeo
Oh, the biggest loser
Who was doin' at the rodeo-oh
Was me and a bunch of cowboys
A-movin' much too slow
Come-a, kai kai yippie, kai kai yippie yippie yay

When your house catches fire
And there ain't no water around
If your house catches fire
And there ain't no water around
Throw your jelly out the window
Let the cold barn, dog gone, dirty shack burn down
Kai yai yippie, kai kai yippie yippie yay

When I was a cowboy
Out on the western plain
Oh, when I was a cowboy
Laid out on the western plains
I lost a half a dollar
Put it on a losin' game
Come-a, kai kai yippie, kai kai yippie yippie yay