Lyrics




I've rode lots of horses, and I've won a one a few shows
Ridin' broncs at the big old rodeos
But the dangdest contraption that I've ever seen
Is that bucket of bolts called a buckin' machine
The kids they were all lined up to give the thing a go
And when I first saw it, Lord, it looked pretty slow
It jumped, and it kicked then it turned back a twirled
Then I got to thinkin', "I'll give it a whirl"
So I pushed through the crowd and I talked to the man
Who had invented this here modified garbage can
I said, "I'm a twister and one of the best"
I'm a wolf of the world, boys I must confess
I'll bet you a hundred, I said with a grin:
"I'll spur it so hard its sides cave in"
And the bolts and the screws that hold the dang thing together
Will fall down inside it there and short out its motor
Well, the man he said, "Son, I'll take that bet
And I won't turn it 'til you think that you're set"
So I got my riggin' and I cinched it on down
Then I said to old Sam, "Go ahead and turn it on"
Well it rattled, and it groaned, then it started to move
I spurred it every jump, and, Lord, it felt mighty smooth
The foam rubber was a-flyin' right off of its old neck
And the tin underneath it was startin' to crack
I looked at the man and I started to say:
"I'll win me that hundred 'fore the end of the day"
Then he grabbed a big ol' lever with a little sly grin
Jammed it up to high gear and locked it right on in
With a snatch and a jerk and a sharp stabbin' pain
I felt like a hobo tied to an old freight train
My head it went to poppin' and I saw all the starts
The Big Dipper of the Milky Way and the planet they call Mars
The next thing I knew, I was right there on the ground
Just about thirty feet away from that laughin' crowd
So I payed up my hundred, and I limped on away
And the words the man said, I still remember today
"So you're a wolf of the world and a real tough twister
Well, listen real close to some good advice, mister
Keep a ridin' them old broncs if you're still feelin' mean
But you'd better keep clear of Sam's buckin' machine!"



Writer(s): Chris Ledoux


Chris LeDoux - American Cowboy
Album American Cowboy
date of release
06-10-1994

1   Cadillac Ranch
2   Mighty Lucky Man
3   The Bucking Machine
4   Born To Follow Rodeo
5   Bareback Jack
6   I've Got to Be a Rodeo Man
7   Goin' And A Blowin'
8   The Yellow Stud
9   Cowboy In The Continental Suit
10   Copenhagen
11   Amarillo By Morning
12   What More Could A Cowboy Need
13   Too Tough To Die
14   He Rides the Wild Horses
15   When The Rodeo Comes To Town
16   Night Rider's Lament
17   So You Want To Be A Cowboy
18   The Cowboy and the Hippie
19   They Couldn't Understand My Cowboy Songs
20   It Ain't The Years, It's The Miles
21   Melodies and Memories
22   A Cowboy's Got to Ride
23   I Can't Ride the Broncs Anymore
24   Cowboy Songs
25   Running Through The Rain
26   I Believe In America
27   Rainbow Rider
28   Just Enough Money, Honey
29   Johnson County War
30   Hard Times
31   The Lady Is Dancing With Me
32   Song Of The Yukon Rose
33   Blue Bonnet Blues
34   County Fair
35   This Cowboy's Hat
36   Riding for a Fall
37   Yellow Brick Road Turns Blue
38   Workin' Man's Dollar
39   Whatcha Gonna Do With A Cowboy
40   Call Of The Wild
41   Seventeen
42   Hooked On An 8 Second Ride
43   Cadillac Cowboy
44   Look At You Girl
45   Little Long Haired Outlaw
46   Even Cowboys Like a Little Rock and Roll
47   For Your Love
48   Wild and Wooly
49   Get Back On That Pony
50   She's Tough
51   Powder River Home
52   Western Skies
53   Two In A Million
54   Couldn't Help Fallin' (For You)




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