Wahoo (Words & Music by Cliff Friend) Way out west where men are men and women are very sweet, That's where I wanna be... That's where I'm gonna be. Way out west just once again where happiness is complete, There's just one thing I miss... And it is this: OH! gimme a horse, a great big horse, and gimme a buckaroo And let me Wah-Hoo! Wah-Hoo! WAH-HOO! OH! gimme a ranch, a big pair of pants, and gimme a stetson too, And let me Wah-Hoo! Wah-Hoo! WAH-HOO! Give me the wide o-pen spaces... For I'm just like a prairie flower, Growing wilder by the hour. OH! gimme a moon, a prairie moon, and gimme a gal what's true, And let me Wah-Hoo! Wah-Hoo! WAH-HOO! OH! I never could sing a high class thing, good music I never knew, But I can Wah-Hoo! Wah-Hoo! WAH-HOO! OH! I never could dance, 'cause when I dance I ruin the lady's shoe, But I can Wah-Hoo! Wah-Hoo! WAH-HOO! It's just a gift from the prairie... You shout it when a bad man jigs, And it's very good for calling pigs. I never could speak a word of Greek, I never could poop-poop-a-do, But I can Wah-Hoo! Wah-Hoo! WAH-HOO! OH! you open your mouth two feet wide, and take a big breath or two, And then you Wah-Hoo! Wah-Hoo! WAH-HOO! OH! you wiggle your toes and grit your teeth Like Dangerous Dan McGrew And then you Wah-Hoo! Wah-Hoo! WAH-HOO! Be careful not to sing soprano; And never Hi-de-hi-de-ho, 'Cause that don't go out in Idaho. OH! buckle your belt and fix your hat, And spit her out (noise) ka-chew! And then you Wah-Hoo! Wah-Hoo! WAH-HOO! Oh, what did Miss Cleopatra say to Antony when they met? She hollered Wah-Hoo! Wah-Hoo! WAH-HOO! Oh, what did that roaming Romeo yell to Miss Juliet? He hollered Wah-Hoo! Wah-Hoo! WAH-HOO! It started way back in Eden And Eve was the cause, and it's no fib, She wahooed Adam for a rib. Oh, what did Miss Pocahontas yell the minute she saw John Smith? She hollered Wah-Hoo! Wah-Hoo! WAH-HOO! Oh, gimme the plains, the western plains, and a bottle of apple jack And let me Wah-Hoo! Wah-Hoo! WAH-HOO! Oh gimme a saloon, an old spittoon, and a package of chaw tobacc And let me Wah-Hoo! Wah-Hoo! WAH-HOO! Give me a gal from dear old Dallas, And play a Texas Tommy dance And I'll cut loose with a wild romance; Oh, gimme a gat, a cowboy hat, a handkerchief red and blue, And let me Wah-Hoo! Wah-Hoo! WAH-HOO! Oh, gimme the plains, a pair of reins, and my boots and saddle too, And let me Wah-Hoo! Wah-Hoo! WAH-HOO! Oh, lemme get at...a lariat, as a steer comes into view, And let me Wah-Hoo! Wah-Hoo! WAH-HOO! Give me the wide open spaces, Each time I see a sawdust bar, I wanna be away out thar... Oh, show me the pal who'll steal my gal, and hand me my .32 And let me Wah-Hoo! Wah-Hoo! WAH-HOO! RG
Thanks to Mudcat for the Digital Tradition!