The Brazos

We crossed the wide Pecos, we forded the Nueces
Swum the Guadalupe, we followed the Brazos
Red River runs rusty, the Wichita clear
But down by the Brazos I courted my dear

The fair Angelina runs glossy and gliding
The crooked Colorado runs weaving and winding
The slow Antonio courses the plains
I never will walk by the Brazos again

Chorus:
Li la li lee, give me your hand
Li la li lee, give me your hand
Li la li lee, give me your hand
There's many a river that waters the land

she kissed me & hugged me she called me her dandy
The Trinity is muddy, the Brazos quick sandy
She kissed me she hugged me she called me her own
But down by the Brazos she left me alone

The girls of Little River their sweet and they're pretty
The Sabine and the Sober have many a beauty
By the bank of Nacogdoches there's girls by the score
But down by the Brazos I'll wander no more