The Cowboys’ Ball + 

Yip! Yip! Yip! Yip! tunin’ up the fiddle; + 

You an’ take yo’r pardner there, standin’ by the wall! + 

Say “How!” make a bow, and sashay down the middle; + 

Shake yo’r leg lively at the Cowboys’ Ball. + 

Big feet, little feet, all the feet a-clickin’; + 

Everybody happy an’ the goose a-hangin’ high; + 

Lope, trot, hit the spot, like a colt a-kickin’; + 

Keep a-stompin’ leather while you got one eye. + 

Yah! Hoo! Larry! would you watch his wings a-floppin’ + 

Jumpin’ like a chicken that’s a-lookin’ for its head; + 

Hi! Yip! Never slip, and never think of stoppin’, + 

Just keep yo’r feet a-movin’ till we all drop dead! + 

High heels, low heels, moccasins and slippers; + 

Real old rally round the dipper and the keg! + 

Uncle Ed’s gettin’ red⁠—had too many dippers; + 

Better get him hobbled or he’ll break his leg! + 

Yip! Yip! Yip! Yip! tunin’ up the fiddle; + 

Pass him up another for his arm is gettin’ slow. + 

Bow down! right in town⁠—and sashay down the middle; + 

Got to keep a-movin’ for to see the show! + 

Yes, mam! Warm, mam? Want to rest a minute? + 

Like to get a breath of air lookin’ at the stars? + 

All right! Fine night⁠—Dance? There’s nothin’ in it! + 

That’s my pony there, peekin’ through the bars. + 

Bronc, mam? No, mam! Gentle as a kitten! + 

Here, boy! Shake a hand! Now, mam, you can see; + 

Night’s cool. What a fool to dance, instead of sittin’ + 

Like a gent and lady, same as you and me. + 

Yip! Yip! Yip! Yip! tunin’ up the fiddle; + 

Well, them as likes the exercise sure can have it all! + 

Right wing, lady swings, and sashay down the middle⁠ ⁠… + 

But this beats dancin’ at the Cowboys’ Ball. + 