Boston and houston, the alamo
El paso, crystal city, waco
Dallas, fort worth, san antonio

And galveston and amarillo

[chorus]

This land is texas
Lonestar state of texas
This is the giant land i love


Just like a sleeping giant
Trolling in the sun

In one great hand
The rio grande
In the other, galveston


Where oil wells laugh at angels
Buzzards wheel above


[repeat chorus]


My ma was born in dallas
Father in fort worth
You can bet your boots

I got my roots
In the good ole texas earth


Just see the silver dollars
Falling from above


[repeat chorus]

God made these lonely acres

Where i ride alone
But the devil cursed
This land with thirst

And he bleached it like a bone

One day, a wild tornado

Next, a gentle dawn

[repeat chorus]


Boston and houston, the alamo
El paso, crystal city, waco

Dallas, fort worth, san antonio
And galveston and amarillo