"Swell San Angelo" lyrics

An eastern city was once my home
Throughout the world, this city is well known
And I thought it was the best until I came out in the west
And found out what these folks knew all along
That out here where the lazy Concho flows
There dwells a town that's known as Angelo
Where folks meet but seldom part, unless they just don't have a heart
That's big enough for swell San Angelo

Swell San Angelo
The grandest place I know
Now, I have roamed this wide world o'er, but I'll never move no more
For I love you, swell San Angelo

Here is where the people feel the same
They always call you right by your first name
Now, if you think you're a big shot, you just won't fit in with our lot
For we all are on an equal plane
A banker might wear a diamond in his tie
But a haughty gleam is never in his eye
And when he grasps a cowboy's hand, there's something they both understand
This is the place where friendship never dies

Swell San Angelo
The grandest place I know
Now, I have roamed this wide world o'er, but I'll never move no more
For I love you, swell San Angelo

Now, we have cattle, sheep and cotton, too
And the sun is always shining through
We may not have a world of gold, but we've got love right in our souls
That's what keeps us all from feeling blue
Now, when you're tired of the world and its woes
And you'd like to give your heart a chance to grow
Just come on out here in the west, then you'll soon know all the rest
About the town of swell San Angelo