He was a desperado from the wild and woolly West
He came into Chicago just to give the West a rest
He wore a big sombrero and a gun beneath his wrest
And everywhere he went he gave his war whoop

He was a big, brave man and a desperado
From Cripple Creek, way down in Colorado
And he walked around like a big tornado
And everywhere he went he gave his war whoop!

A great big fat policeman was a-walking down his beat
He saw this desperado come a-walking down the street
He grabbed him by the whiskers, and he grabbed him by the seat
And threw him where he wouldn't give his war whoop

He was a big, brave man and a desperado
From Cripple Creek, way down in Colorado
And he walked around like a big tornado
And everywhere he went he gave his war whoop!