No Good Texas Rounder
No Good Texas Rounder: Love's Wild Ride in a Cowboy's World
Lyrics
Excuse me ma'm, I'd like your daughter's hand for the evenin'
Requesting permission to spend time with the daughter for the evening.
There's a new band in town, I'd like to take her down to see 'em
Expressing interest in taking the daughter to see a new band in town.
The fiddle player used to be my neighbour
The fiddle player in the band used to be the speaker's neighbor.
And he never slept a day in his life
The fiddle player has never slept and is dedicated to his music.
He plays a Strawberry Roan
The fiddle player performs a song called "Strawberry Roan."
When he gets goin' he can play all night
The fiddle player can play all night when he gets going.
And her mama said, he's a no good Texas cowboy, child
The daughter's mother warns that the fiddle player is a no-good Texas cowboy.
He'll love you up and he'll drive you wild then he'll lea-eave you
The warning continues, suggesting the cowboy will love passionately, drive the daughter wild, and then leave her.
He's a no good Texas rounder, girl
Labeling the cowboy as a no-good Texas rounder with a one-track mind not focused on true love.
Got a one-track mind and it ain't on true love and that's for sure
Describing the cowboy as having a singular focus that isn't on genuine love.
She said I met his kind before, I met your kind before-ore
The mother claims to have encountered such individuals before.
Excuse me ma'm, I'd like your daughter's hand for the evenin'
Repetition of the request to spend time with the daughter.
My intentions are good, I'm a man of honour
The speaker asserts good intentions and claims to be a man of honor.
Please ignore any rumors that have blackened my name
Asking the mother to disregard any negative rumors about the speaker.
I'm just an innocent boy, how could I be to blame
Claiming innocence and denying any wrongdoing.
We'll be late for the show and I took her hand and said let's go
Expressing urgency to attend the show and taking the daughter's hand to leave.
And her mama said, he's a no good Texas cowboy, child
Repetition of the mother's warning about the cowboy's nature.
He'll love you up and he'll drive you wild, then he'll lea-eave you
Restating the warning about the cowboy's passionate but fleeting love.
He's a no good Texas rounder, girl
Reiterating the cowboy as a no-good Texas rounder with a narrow focus.
Got a one-track mind and it ain't on true love and that's for sure
Repeating the idea that the cowboy's mind is not on true love.
She said I met his kind before, I met your kind before-ore
Confirmation that the mother has encountered such individuals before.
Excuse me ma'm, I'd like your daughter's hand for the evenin'
Repetition of the request to spend time with the daughter.
I think you know the band, I'd like to take her down to see 'em
Expressing familiarity with the band and the desire to take the daughter to see them again.
I've been led to understand the fiddler was your man
Informing the mother that the fiddle player in the band was her neighbor.
That's why he never slept a day in his life
Reiterating that the fiddle player never slept due to his dedication to music.
He'd play the Strawberry Roan
Describing the fiddle player's performance of "Strawberry Roan" to captivate the audience.
Just to get you goin' then he'd play all night
Highlighting the fiddle player's ability to play all night once he starts.
And the daughter said, he was a no good Texas fiddlin' man
The daughter contradicts her mother, describing the fiddle player as a no-good Texas fiddlin' man.
He'd love you up and he'd drive you wild then he'd lea-eave you
Repeating the warning about the fiddlin' man's intense but transient love.
He was a no good Texas rounder, girl
Affirming that the fiddlin' man was a no-good Texas rounder with a one-track mind.
Had a one-t
Interrupted, incomplete line, possibly indicating a continuation or abrupt end.
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