Watch “Howdy Y’all” by the Young Ambassadors, a cheerful East Texas country song filmed at Ambassador College in Big Sandy, Texas and featured in the early 1980s Festival Films.
This nostalgic musical performance captures the warm spirit of Big Sandy, East Texas, with scenes of hot air balloons, fishing, boating, and Lake Loma. With its family-style sing-along feel, colorful costumes, and friendly East Texas welcome, “Howdy Y’all” is a fun look back at the music and atmosphere of the Ambassador College campus.
If you enjoy Young Ambassadors performances, Ambassador College memories, Big Sandy Texas history, or vintage Festival Films music, this uplifting song is a charming snapshot of early 1980s campus life.
Lyrics
Make yourself right at home
And relax as we roam
Round the Big Sandy campus today
Sing along if you wish
Help us catch lots of fish
As we merrily roll on our way
Chorus
From the shores of Lake Loma
A great place to meet
Our friends and our neighbors
We ‘re happy to greet
We ‘re extending an East Texas welcome this fall
Won’t you join us and say a big “Howdy Y’all”
Now in France, it ‘s “Bon Jour”
And in England, “Hello ”
In Australia, a simple “G’day”
“Buenos Dias” in Spain
And in Israel “Shalom”
I forget what the East Texans say . . .
Chorus
From the shores of Lake Loma
A great place to meet
Our friends and our neighbors
We ‘re happy to greet
We ‘re extending an East Texas welcome this fall
Won’t you join us and say a big “Howdy Y’all”
The Piney Woods sing with the songbirds of spring
The valley’s in colorful bloom
The smiles on our faces are showing the traces
Of happiness humming its tune
Californians say “Hi”
But when you’re feelin’ low
Well, a good friend might give you a call
With a bright yellow rose from deep down in his heart
He will bid you a “Howdy Y’all!”
Chorus
From the shores of Lake Loma
A great place to meet
Our friends and our neighbors
We ‘re happy to greet
We ‘re extending an East Texas welcome this fall
Won’t you join us and say a big “Howdy Y’all”
Won’t you join us and say…
“Bonjour.” “Hello”. “G’day.” “Buenos Dias.” “Shalom.”
“Howdy Y’all”