And God Created Texas Song Lyrics and Chords by Johnny Bush
And God Created Texas
Written and Recorded by Johnny Bush
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God had a piece of heaven left
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over
And He
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held it in the palm of His
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hand
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Put a lonestar high
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Then
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set it down beside the Rio
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Grande
He made the horns on the steers a little
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longer
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thorns on the black
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chaparral
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Set the tumbleweeds to grow and the
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wind to make €˜em roll
And
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chase the diamond backs along the
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trail
And
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Texas was a place He
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created
The nearest place to heaven on this
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earth
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Put a cowboy in a
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show and called it a
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rodeo
And
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put it in the middle of Ft.
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Worth
Then God said there’s just one thin
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g
missing
But
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soon it will come
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along
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This land needs its own kind of
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music
So
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He willed a man named Bob to write the
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songs
He put
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Cotton Eyed Joe in the
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middle
Then put the fiddle in a masters
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hand
And when he
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stars all alone and
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plays the Rose of San
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Antone
Then
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He let the course of nature complete the
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plan
FAQ
Who sang the the song And God Created Texas?
– The song And God Created Texas was sang by Johnny Bush.
Who is Johnny Bush?
– John Bush Shinn III (February 17, 1935 – October 16, 2020) was an American country music singer, songwriter, and musician. Nicknamed the “Country Caruso”, Bush was best known for his distinctive voice and for writing the song “Whiskey River”, a top 10 hit for himself which also became the signature song of fellow country artist Willie Nelson. He was especially popular in his native Texas.
