There was a Desperado from the wild and wooly west.
He road into Chicago just to give the west a rest.
He wore a big sombrero and two pistols by his side
And everywhere he went he gave his war cry
Chorus: Oh, what a big bold man was this Desperado
From Cripple Creek way out in Coronado.
And he horsed around like a big tornado
And everywhere he went he gave his war cry
He went to Coney Island just to check out all the sights
He saw the hoochie coochie and the girls all dressed in tights.
It got him so excited that he shot out all the lights
And everywhere he went he gave his war cry
Chorus: Oh, what a big bold man was this Desperado
From Cripple Creek way out in Coronado.
And he horsed around like a big tornado
And everywhere he went he gave his war cry
There was a big policeman just a walking down the street.
He saw that Desperado just a walking down the street.
He took him by the collar, and he took him by the seat
And threw him where he couldn’t give his war cry
Chorus: Oh, what a big bold man was this Desperado
From Cripple Creek way out in Coronado.
And he horsed around like a big tornado
And everywhere he went he gave his war cry