We crossed the wild pecos We forded the nueces We swum the guadalupe And we followed the brazos Red river runs rusty The wichita clear But down by the brazos I courted my dear Singing li, li, li, le, le, le Lend me your hand Li, li, li, le, le, le Lend me your hand Li, li, li, le, le, le Lend me your hand There's many a river That waters the land Now the fair angelina
Runs glossy and gliding The crooked colorado Runs weaving and winding The slow san antonio Courses and plains But I never will walk By the brazos again She kissed me and she hugged me And she called me her dandy The trinity's muddy But the brazos quick sandy She kissed me and she hugged me And she called me her own But down by the brazos She left me alone