I was born in MississippiOn the Gulf of MexicoAnd I could hear the Gators a roar at nightOut on the old bayouI remember Spanish mossA hangin' from the cypress treesAnd the smell of honeysuckleOn the Mississippi breezeThank you Mississippi for lovin' meThank you for givin' this country boy a place to dreamThank you for old cane pole, the fishin' holeThe grits and black eyed peasThank you Mississippi for lovin' meThen my family moved down to TexasWhen I was 12 years oldI took my first chew of plug tobaccoAnd got hooked on rodeoI rode my buckskin ponyWhere the old Red River flowsAnd my Texas pride still makes me cryWhen I remember the AlamoThank you Texas for loving meThank you for the country road, the horny toadsThe Chile and pinto beansThank you Texas for lovin' meNow I live up in WyomingI love home out on the rangeBut every now and then my mind goes roamin'Down those country roads through my boy hood daysAnd after all these years I'd just like to sayThank you America for lovin' meThank you for givin' this country boy a place to dreamThank you for the country roads, the folks I've knownFrom sea to shinning seaThank you AmericaThank you mom and dad for lovin' me