(With Clint Black)
Well, the honky-tonks in Texas
Were my natural second home
Where you tip your hats to the ladies
And the rose of San Antone
I grew up on music
That we called western swing
It don't matter who's in Austin
Bob Wills is still the king
Lord, I can still remember
The way things were back then
In spite of all the hard times
I'd live it all again
To hear the Texas playboys
And Tommy Duncan sing
Makes me proud to be from Texas
Where Bob Wills is still the king
You can hear the Grand Ole Opry
In Nashville Tennessee
It's the home of country music
On that we all agree
But when you cross that old Red River hoss
That just don't mean a thing
Cause once you're down in Texas
Bob Wills is still the king
Well, if you ain't never been there
Then I guess you ain't been told
That you just can't live in Texas
Unless you got a lot of soul
It's the home of Willie Nelson
The home of western swing
And he'll be the first to tell you
Bob Wills is still the king
He'll be the first to tell you all
Bob Wills is still the king