Toy Story 2 Medley

The **Toy Story 2 Medley** (also known as **The Children's Medley**) is a medley of songs which were originally featured on Riders In The Sky's *Woody's Roundup: A Rootin' Tootin' Collection of Woody's Favorite Songs* album. It was first recorded for a special music video in 2000 to promote the album, and has become a staple of the Riders' live shows ever since.

## Lyrics

(WOODY'S ROUNDUP)

*Woody's Roundup*

*Right here every day*

*Woody's Roundup*

*Come on, it's time to play*

*There's Jessie The Yodelin' Cowgirl*

(Yodeling)

*Bullseye, he's Woody's horse*

("He's a smart one!")

*Pete, the ol' prospector*

*And Woody, the man himself of course it's time for Woody's Roundup*

*He's the very best*

*He's the rootin'-est tootin'-es cowboy in the wild wild west!*

(ACT NATURALLY)

*They're gonna put me in the movies*

*They're gonna make a big star outta me*

*They'll make a film 'bout a ridin' ropin' cowboy*

*And all I gotta do is act naturally*

(JESSIE THE YODELING COWGIRL)

*I was born in Oklahoma, in the rollin' Osage hills*

*And I rode my Pinto pony at full gallop for my thrills*

*And a song of joy and gladness bubbled upward from my heart*

*And burst forth in merry music, that's how yodelin' got it's start*

*They call her Jessie, the yodelin' cowgirl*

(Yodeling)

*As dainty as a fairy, princess of the prairie*

*Yes, she's Jessie, the yodeling cowgirl*

*I ride along and yodel a song from dawn to dusk to dawn*

*Cause she's Jessie, the yodeling cowgirl*

(HEY HOWDY HEY)

*Sing along with me now one two three*

*Hey howdy hey*

*Yell it nice and loud and tall and proud*

*Hey howdy hey*

*You could say "howdy, pardner" if that's your cowboy style*

*A' but when you say "hey howdy hey" you'll always get a smile*

*So greet your kin with a big ol' grin and-*

*Hey howdy hey*

*Just say "hello" to everyone you know*

*Hey howdy hey*

*You can bet your last plug nickle that you'll have a sunny day*

*When you simply smile and wave and say "hey howdy hey"*

(YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND IN ME)

*You've got a friend in me*

*You've got a friend in me*

*When the road looks rough ahead*

*And you're miles and miles from your nice warm bed*

*You just remember what your ol' pal said, boy-*

*You've got a friend in me*

*You've got a friend in me*

## Music Video

The music video of the medley was filmed at the Disneyland theme park in Anaheim, California over the course of one night. The video depicts Riders In The Sky performing on-stage at the Golden Horseshoe Saloon before they are joined by Devon Dawson for the *Jessie The Yodeling Cowgirl* section. After *Hey Howdy Hey*, the Riders are seen performing *You've Got A Friend In Me* around a campfire in Frontierland. Clips from the *Toy Story 2* film are interspersed between the scenes with the Riders. The video was released on both the VHS and DVD releases of *Toy Story 2*, and received airplay on the Disney Channel around the time of the film's release.

### Edited Version

Beginning in 2001, an edited version of the *Toy Story 2 Medley* began airing on the Disney Channel programming block Playhouse Disney as part of their "Feet Beats" series. This version shortened "Woody's Roundup", and removed "Jessie, The Yodeling Cowgirl" and "Hey Howdy Hey", bringing the video's length to one minute and 25 seconds (the original being three minutes and ten seconds long).

## Trivia

* The black and white cartoon background for the *Woody's Roundup* live show (which was performed at the Golden Horseshoe Saloon from 1999 to 2000) can be seen in several shots.
* While this medley has never received a proper release on a standard Riders In The Sky album, it was recorded for the digital-exclusive *Daytrotter Sessions* album.