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Yankee this, Yankee that
I broke down and bought a hat
Barbecue, chicken fry
I gained weight, that’s no lie
Jalapenos, margaritas
Gorgeous Texas senoritas
On the highway, feeling mean
Got me a plate with refried beans

And cornbread, cornbread, cornbread, n’ice tea
Eat your greens and black-eyed peas
We’ll have a feast on New Year’s Eve
I wasn’t born here
I may not die here
But I got Texas in my genes

July 4th I went to Austin
Spent the day with Willie Nelson
Hippies, rednecks, red hot mamas
Full quill ostrich Tony Lamas
You know I fit right in here
With my ice chest full of cold beer
Cowboy dreams, blue eyes cryin’
It’s a whiskey river man, I ain’t lyin’


And I like cornbread, cornbread, cornbread, n’ice tea
Eat your greens and black-eyed peas
We’ll have a feast on New Year’s Eve
I wasn’t born here
I may not die here
But I got Texas in my genes





Well, I lived round Dallas 40 years
People still know that I ain’t from here
But I’ve been through ‘bout every town
I seen the sunrise and the hail come down
Lone Star living is infectious in this nation state called Texas
Born and raised here, my kids say
They’d never want to move away

And they like cornbread, cornbread, cornbread, n’ice tea
Eat your greens and black-eyed peas
We’ll have a feast on New Year’s Eve
(And the kids say), we were born here
We’re gonna die here
Cause we got Texas in our genes
We were born here
We’re gonna die here
Cause we got Texas in our genes
Texas