You'll Never Take the Texas Out of Me
sung by Tanya Tucker and Big Bird (Carroll Spinney)
Tanya Tucker: You'll never take the Texas out of me
I guess a homesick country girl is all I'll ever be
And though destiny directs us
You can take me out of Texas
But you'll never take the Texas out of me
I feel at home in Oklahoma
I'm at ease in Tennessee
But my roots are deep in Texas
Home is always in the heart of me
You'll never take the Texas out of me
I guess a homesick country girl is all I'll ever be
And though destiny directs us
You can take me out of Texas
But you'll never take the Texas out of me
Big Bird (spoken): You know, Tanya, I feel the same way about my
home sweet home
(sung) You can't take Sesame Street out of me
And if I went to Texas I'd take Sesame with me
And though I like other places
I'd miss familiar faces
So you can't take Sesame Street out of me
TT and BB: Our home sweet homes are very different
But we love them just the same
And when we take our memories with us
Home is sweet by any other name
BB: You can't take Sesame Street out of me
TT: Never take the Texas out of me
BB: That funny homesick feeling is the same for you and me
Both: And if we were to trade places
It would take more than erasers
'Cause you'll never take the feeling out of me
TT: You'll never take the Texas
BB: Sesame Street!
TT: Out of me
Transcribed by Lisa A. Moneyhan
Originally released on the album "Sesame Country" (1981)
Re-released in 1992 on cassette
Sesame Country