I LOVE THE WIDE OPEN SPACES
>From the film "Ride 'Em Cowgirl" (1939)
(Al Sherman / Walter Kent / Milton Drake)


Dorothy Page, Milton Frome, Lynn Mayberry
& Vince Barnett (Film Soundtrack) - 1939





PAGE:
I love the wide open spaces
Far away from crowded city places
I love a partner who can break a buckaroo
With a ZIP and a YIP and a YAHOO!

FROME:
I love the mountains and the valleys
Far away from noisy tin can alleys
Just let me lope along to a good old cowboy song
With a ZIP and a YIP and a YAHOO!

FROME:
Round 'em up, rope 'em up, tie 'em up, brand 'em up 
It's a thrill you can't deny
PAGE:
Ev'ry care's on the run when you're out in the sun
Underneath that western sky

PAGE:
I love the wide open spaces
Where a man's a man and a pal's a pal
FROME:
And you meet your gal by the old corral
BOTH: 
With a ZIP and a YIP and a YAHOO!

MAYBERRY: I love the wide open spaces
BARNETT: Where the boys wear fur upon their faces
MAYBERRY: You can dream of sweet romance
BARNETT: Pullin' cactus from your pants
MAYBERRY: With a ZIP!
BARNETT: And a RIP!
BOTH: And a WHOOPEE!

MAYBERRY: The cowboys sing about the wild flowers
BARNETT: And practice for the major ???????
MAYBERRY: You can ride out after space
BARNETT: And you can't sit down for days
MAYBERRY: With a ZIP!
BARNETT: And a RIP!
BOTH: And a WHOOPEE!

FROME:
Round 'em up, rope 'em up, tie 'em up, brand 'em up 
It's a thrill you can't deny
Ev'ry care's on the run when you're out in the sun
PAGE:
Underneath that western sky

PAGE:
I love the wide open spaces
Where a man's a man and a pal's a pal
FROME:
And you meet your gal by the old corral
ALL: 
With a ZIP and a YIP and a YAHOO!






(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - May 2014)