Reverend Horton Heat - Ain't No Saguaro In Texas lyrics

There's something that's been bugging us Texans And it's time that we set the record straight Concerning a species of cacti That grows in a whole different state The cactus in question's called saguaro It's tall with big arms in the air And if you've ever traveled in Texas I'm sorry, but you won't see them there Hollywood and misinformed artists Made the saguaro a Texas icon But the saguaro only grows in Arizona Where people've got em' out on their lawn I love the Sonoran Desert I'll bet people there are glad I'm telling you That the saguaro only grows in Arizona And part of Northern Mexico too There ain't no saguaro in Texas It's not the kind of cactus we've got But somehow we're stuck with this image And changing it is gonna take a lot Folks in Mexico and Arizona Are probably glad that I've cleared the air There ain't no saguaro in Texas But we've sure got a lot of prickly pear Yes, it's true that we've got a lot of desert But we've got a lot of piney forests too Hundreds of miles of beaches Hollywood just doesn't have a clue There's prickly pear of cactus in Texas Nopalitos are sure good with eggs Boots are required footwear So cactus needles won't stick your legs Longhorns and blue bonnet flowers Live oak trees and great barbeque Rattail and coral cactus Mesquite trees and peyote too Yee haw! There ain't no saguaro in Texas It's not the kind of cactus we've got But somehow we're stuck with this image And changing it is gonna take a lot