[Verse 1]
We crossed the wild Pecos
We forded the Nueces
We swum the Guadalupe
And we followed the Brazos
Red River runs rusty
The Wichita clear
And down by the Brazos
I courted my dear

[Chorus]
Singing li, li, li, le, le, le
Lend me your hand
Li, li, li, le, le, le
Lend me your hand
Li, li, li, le, le, le
Lend me your hand
The Trinity's muddy and the Brazos quicksand

[Verse 2]
Now 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

[Chorus]
Singing li, li, li, le, le, le
Lend me your hand
Li, li, li, le, le, le
Lend me your hand
Li, li, li, le, le, le
Lend me your hand
The Trinity's muddy and the Brazos quicksand
[Verse 3]
She hugged me and she kissed me
And she called me her dandy
The Trinity's muddy
And the Brazos quick sandy
She hugged me and kissed me
And she called me her own
But down by the Brazos
She left me alone

[Chorus]
Singing li, li, li, le, le, le
Lend me your hand
Li, li, li, le, le, le
Lend me your hand
Li, li, li, le, le, le
Lend me your hand
The Trinity's muddy and the Brazos quicksand

[Verse 4]
Now the girls of Little River
They're plump and they're pretty
The Sabine and the Sulphur
Hold beauties a'many
O the banks of the Neches
There are girls by the score
But I never will walk
Down the Brazos no more
[Chorus]
Singing li, li, li, le, le, le
Lend me your hand
Li, li, li, le, le, le
Lend me your hand
Li, li, li, le, le, le
Lend me your hand
The Trinity's muddy and the Brazos quicksand
The Trinity's muddy and the Brazos quicksand