By a tough little scrub oak on an East Texas hill
 And he plucked the star from a lone star sky
 And he put it in the twinkle of a cowboy's eye

 The wide open spaces he made wild and free
 Texas as far as any eye can see
 And he made her sons grow tough and strong
 They still cry when they hear a sad song

 (Chorus:)
 No place but Texas
 Would I ever roam
 No place but Texas
 My home, sweet home
 No place but Texas
 My home, sweet home

 When I die I hope they bury me
 By the Pedernales River 'neath a white oak tree
 Where I can see the longhorns graze
 And the cactus flowers blooming in the morning haze

 (Repeat chorus)