That’s What I Like About the West

A fella asked me the other day what I liked about the West

So I got together my arguments to prove that it's the best

I called the mayor, the chief of police, and even the governor's home

To get the facts to back me up and here's what they said on the phone

We got buffalo, deer, T-bone steaks, fruits, fish, and fowl

Wine and grapes, figs and dates, a chamber of commerce smile

Liquid sunshine, legal moonshine, Reno, Frisco, Tahoe

Man, you name it and if we ain't got it, we'll get it

That's what I like about the West

That's what I like about the West

You can prove that you're a man drinking fruit juice from a can

Ride 'em cowboy, ride that pony West

Now you can take a gal to a picture show but the place to build morale

Is to take her for a moonlight stroll behind the old corral

Things down there a-rootin' and tootin'

There's fightin', feudin' and stuff

A prowlin' stranger could cause a shootin'

'Cause enough of a thing's enough

That's what I like about the West

That's what I like about the West

Steal a gal, they're on the loose, steal a horse, you'll get the noose

Ride 'em cowboy, ride that pony West

I met a gal at a rodeo and we took a ride that night

As we rode along in the moonlight beneath the stars so bright

She said "Let's sit", we shmered and purred, and finally to top it off

I got myself a mate for life, man, I just couldn't help myself

That's what I like about the West

That's what I like about the West

Get a ranch, start life anew,'stead of pitchin' hay, pitch you

Ride 'em cowboy, ride that pony West