Listen to If You're Gonna Play In Texas (You Gotta Have a Fiddle In the Band) by Alabama

If You're Gonna Play In Texas (You Gotta Have a Fiddle In the Band)

Alabama

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Costo Davis

Keyboards

Jeff Cook

Keyboards

Joe Fuller

Percussion

Mark Herndon

Drums

Randy Owen

Electric Guitar

Teddy Gentry

Bass Guitar

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Murry Kellum

Songwriter

Dan Mitchell

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Alabama

Producer

Harold Shedd

Producer

Benny Quinn

Mastering Engineer

Bob Kinkle

Assistant Engineer

Dave Hewitt

Recording Engineer

Dave Zammitt

Additional Engineer

Fritz Lang

Assistant Engineer

J.B. MATTEOTTI

Assistant Engineer

Jim Cotton

Mixing Engineer

Joe Scaife

Mixing Engineer

Kouster McAllister

Kouster McAllister

Recording Engineer

Paul Goldberg

Mixing Engineer

Peter Hefter

Assistant Engineer

Phil Gitomer

Assistant Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Eyes of Texas are upon you

The eyes of Texas are upon you

[Verse 2]

If you gonna play in Texas

You gotta have a fiddle in the band

That lead guitar is hot, but not for Louisiana Man

So rosin up that bow for Faded Love

And let's all dance

If you gonna play in Texas

You gotta have a fiddle in the band

[Verse 3]

I remember down in Houston

We were puttin' on a show

When a cowboy in the back

Stood up and yelled,"Cotton-Eyed Joe"

He said, "We love what you're doin'

Boys don't get us wrong

There's just somethin' missin' in your song"

[Verse 4]

If you gonna play in Texas

You gotta have a fiddle in the band

That lead guitar is hot, but not for Louisiana Man

So rosin up that bow for Faded Love

And let's all dance

If you gonna play in Texas

You gotta have a fiddle in the band

[Verse 5]

So we dusted off our boots

And put our cowboy hats on straight

Them Texans raised the roof

When Jeff opened up his case

You say y'all all wanna two step

You say you wanna do-si-do

Well here's your fiddlin' song before we go

[Verse 6]

If you gonna play in Texas

You gotta have a fiddle in the band

That lead guitar is hot, but not for Louisiana Man

So rosin up that bow for Faded Love

And let's all dance

If you gonna play in Texas

You gotta have a fiddle in the band

[Verse 7]

If you gonna play in Texas

You gotta have a fiddle in the band

That lead guitar is hot, but not for Louisiana Man

So rosin up that bow for Faded Love

And let's all dance

If you gonna play in Texas

You gotta have a fiddle in the band

[Verse 8]

If you gonna play in Texas

You gotta have a fiddle in the band

That lead guitar is hot, but not for Louisiana Man

So rosin up that bow for Faded Love

And let's all dance

If you gonna play in Texas

You gotta have a fiddle in the band

Written by: Dan Mitchell, Murry Kellum

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