Picture Book Marathon: Day Nine

I'll admit- I didn't write this one. It was written in 1941 by June Hershey with the tune written by Don Swander. It is, however, begging to be turned into a children's book:


The stars at night, are big and bright,
deep in the heart of Texas,
The prairie sky is wide and high,
deep in the heart of Texas.
The sage in bloom is like perfume,
deep in the heart of Texas,
Reminds me of, the one I love,
deep in the heart of Texas.

The coyotes wail, along the trail,
deep in the heart of Texas,
The rabbits rush, around the brush,
deep in the heart of Texas.
The cowboys cry, "Ki-yip-pee-yi,"
deep in the heart of Texas,
The dogies bawl, and bawl and bawl,
deep in the heart of Texas.

See? Brilliant. I drew while listening to Mr Bing Crosby sing it. He inspired me. Not that I should blame the slightly shaky coyote on him. That was all me.