Bandy The Rodeo Clown

(Lefty Frizzell - Sanger D. Shafer)



Who was once a bull hooking son of a gun

Now who keeps a pint hid out behind chute No 1

Who was ridin' high till a pretty girl rode him to the ground

Any kid knows where to find me I'm Bandy the rodeo clown.



In the ridin' and a ropin' I was closin' in on No 1

Now in dreams at night I ride on that silver saddle I never won

Since she left me the whiskey takes me to the rodeo grounds

Where the cowboys think I'm handy I'm Bandy the rodeo clown.



I could ride 'em all the bulls and the broncos knew I was boss

But the ride that woman took me on

Broke a whole lot more than this ole cowboy's bones

While the tears on my make-up melts my painted smile into a frown

The crowd thinks I'm a dandy I'm Bandy the rodeo clown.



And I could ride 'em all the bulls and the broncos knew I was boss

But the ride that woman took me on

Broke a whole lot more than this ole cowboy's bones

While the tears on my make-up melts my painted smile into a frown

The crowd thinks I'm a dandy I'm Bandy the rodeo clown...