[Verse 1] Out in the West where the buzzards don't sing, Lived John and ol' Tony, them wild, reckless kings. John had a hat that was too big by half, And Tony kept beans in his boots for a laugh. [Chorus] Yippee-ki-yodel, them varmints rode strange, On rattlesnake saddles through thunder and range. Cactus for coffee, tumbleweed pie, John and ol' Tony, too stubborn to die. [Verse 2] John shot a snake but it danced a jig, Tony drew fast but his pistol was a twig. They robbed the same train a dozen-odd times, Conductor said, "Howdy! Still stuck on those crimes?" [Chorus] Yippee-ki-yodel, them varmints rode strange, On rattlesnake saddles through thunder and range. Cactus for coffee, tumbleweed pie, John and ol' Tony, too stubborn to die. [Bridge] In Rusty Creek Saloon, they brewed ghost pepper stew, John bet his own horse and Tony bet two. Cards flew like vultures, the table went bust, When the sheriff walked in and he threw a pie crust. [Verse 3] Sheriff was steam-powered, clockwork and brass, Tony played dead, right there in the grass. John said, "I challenge you, sheriff of steel, To a dance-off at dawn, let’s see how you feel." [Breakdown] [Chorus] Yippee-ki-yodel, them varmints rode strange, On rattlesnake saddles through thunder and range. Cactus for coffee, tumbleweed pie, John and ol' Tony, too stubborn to die. [Outro] Now they wander the desert, two legends of lore, Tony wears snakeskin but the snake’s still sore. John’s got a lasso that whispers and screams, And they ride off each dusk in a blaze of bad dreams. Yippee-ki-yodel, the world knew their names, John and ol' Tony, wild souls without reins.
