I was born in Louisiana down on the old bayou Raised on shrimp and catfish and Mammy's good gumbo I got the ramblin' fever said goodbye to maw and paw Crossed that old Red River and this is what I saw I saw miles and miles of Texas all the stars up in the sky I saw miles and miles of Texas gonna live here 'til I die I rode up in to Austin the cradle of the West Just ask any cowboy he'll tell you that its the best And I met a Texas beauty I got friendly with her Paw I looked into her big blue eyes and this is what I saw I saw miles and miles of Texas all the stars up in the sky I saw miles and miles of Texas gonna live here 'til I die I started tamin' broncos made every rodeo Until I met a tough one you know his name was Devil Joe And I grabbed hold of his bridle just to ride this old outlaw He threw me from the saddle and this is what I saw I saw miles and miles of Texas all the stars up in the sky I saw miles and miles of Texas gonna live here 'til I die