We crossed the wild Pecos, we forded the Nueces
We swum the Guadalupe, we followed the Brazos
Red River runs rusty, the Wichita clear
But down by the Brazos I courted my dear
The fair Angelina runs glossy and gliding
The crooked Colorado runs weaving and winding
The slow San Antonio courses the plains
But I never will walk by the Brazos again
Li-li-li-le, give me your hand
Li-li-li-le, give me your hand
Li-li-li-le, give me your hand
There's many a river that waters the land
She kissed me, she hugged me, she called me her dandy
The Trinity's muddy, the Brazos quick sandy
She kissed me, she hugged me, she called me her own
But down by the Brazos she left me alone
The girls of Little River they're sweet and they're pretty
The Sabine and the Sulphur have many a-beauty
The banks of the Neches there's girls by the score
But down by the Brazos I'll wander no more
Li-li-li-le, give me your hand
Li-li-li-le, give me your hand
Li-li-li-le, give me your hand
There's many a river that waters the land