[Intro - Steady Rocking Horse Rhythm] [smooth country voice conversationally delivering spoken-word vocals] I walked in a restaurant in Dallas to get me some breakfast one morning And the prettiest waitress that I'd ever seen in my life come over to take my order She says, "How can I help you, cowboy?" I said, "I'll take a Western omelet and a large glass of milk, please" And she looked a little bit embarrassed as she said, "We don't serve Western omelets in here Can I get you anything else?" I looked her up and down, and she smiled And this is what I told her [Verse 1] Bring me a picture of a cowboy With wrinkles round his eyes With leather chaps for leggings Put 'im neath a Western sky With the sunset over his shoulder Mount the picture in a mesquite frame Give me a woman who will hang it in her kitchen Honey, I'll give that woman my name 'Cause I start my days With Western ways [Chorus] Yippie-ti-yi-yo, saddle me up Honey, ride me over the mountain Take me to a canyon with a waterfall And you can keep this soda pop fountain I know a narrow road with hairpin curves Leading to the top of the sky Where the valley lights when the sun goes down Or just some stars that fall in the night I'll take my days With Western ways [spoken-word vocals] She says, "You're bound and determined to get that omelet, aren't you?" I said, "Yep" [Verse 2] Bring me a picture of a cactus Growing free and wild And right up in the foreground Have a coyote on the prowl Or send me a picture postcard Straight from Two Dot, Montana Of a woman with a warm heart And her hair in a bandana And I'll start my days With Western ways [Chorus] Yippie-ti-yi-yo, saddle me up Honey, ride me over that mountain Take me to a canyon with a waterfall And let's ditch this soda pop fountain I want a narrow road with hairpin curves Leading to the top of the sky Where the valley lights when the sun goes down Or just some stars that fall in the night I'll take your days And your Western ways I'll start your days With Western ways [Outro] [spoken-word vocals] I said, "Hot damn, honey, there's a saddle in my truck, let's go"
