Don Edwards - Down by the Brazos lyrics

We crossed the wild Pecos, we forded the Nueces We swum the Guadalupe, we followed the Brazos Red River runs rusty, the Wichita clear But down by the Brazos I courted my dear The fair Angelina runs glossy and gliding The crooked Colorado runs weaving and winding The slow San Antonio courses the plains But I never will walk by the Brazos again Li-li-li-le, give me your hand Li-li-li-le, give me your hand Li-li-li-le, give me your hand There's many a river that waters the land She kissed me, she hugged me, she called me her dandy The Trinity's muddy, the Brazos quick sandy She kissed me, she hugged me, she called me her own But down by the Brazos she left me alone The girls of Little River they're sweet and they're pretty The Sabine and the Sulphur have many a-beauty The banks of the Neches there's girls by the score But down by the Brazos I'll wander no more Li-li-li-le, give me your hand Li-li-li-le, give me your hand Li-li-li-le, give me your hand There's many a river that waters the land