Kay-kiokio cowboy
Kay-kiokio-hoo
Kay-kio-kio cowboy, cowboy, cowboy,
Under the moon.
I was ridin' my horse
By the Rio Grandee
And all o' them coyotes singing
In a prairie symphony.
I was ridin' my horse
Down by the Rio Grandee
When I seen me a cowboy, cowboy, cowboy,
Ridin' toward me.
Kay-kiokio cowboy
Kay-kiokio-hoo
Kay-kiokio cowboy, cowboy, cowboy,
Under the moon.