Old Jesse Chisolm was a waggoneer
Back in 1866
With wagon loads of buffalo hides
Trying to get rich
The trail from deep in Texas
Crossed the Oklahoma Plains
All the way to Wichita
To catch the North bound trains
Then cowboys followed with their Longhorns
With dust that filled the sky
To stay in touch they sang a song
Yippee Yi Kum A Kye Kum A Kye
Then a cowboy came to Africa
Yes, that's how it came to be
Sang his song to a trooper
A trooper from the BSAP
Kum A Kye Kum A Kye Kum A Yippee Yippee Yi
That's how it cam to be
When the Cowboy met the Trooper
The Trooper from the BSAP
Those Cowboys from the Chisolm trail
Their hardships were the same
Heat and dust but a friend you can trust
In a land they were tryin' to tame
And that song was catchin' on
Music seeds were sown
And the Regimental band later
Kept it as their own
Kum A Kye Kum A Kye Kum A Yippee Yippee Yi
That's how it cam to be
When the Cowboy met the Trooper
The Trooper from the BSAP