Met a gal in calico, down in Santa Fe Used to be her Sunday beau till I rode away Do I want her, do I want her love? Yes sire Will I win her, will I win her love, wait and see Workin' with a rodeo, go from town to town See most every kind a gal, every kind a gown But who made my heart sing, yippee yi, yippee yo My little gal in calico I take my gal in calico, down in Santa Fe Guess I better let her know that I feel this way Is she waitin', is she waitin', she better be Am I hopin' to be ropin' her, yes sire Gonna quit the rodeo, gonna settle down Buy a bolt of calico for a weddin' gown Then will I fence her in yippee yi! yippee yo My little gal in calico, little gal in calico