bandy the rodeo clown
recorded by moe bandy
written by lefty frizzell

G Am
who was once a bull hooking son of a gun
D7 G
now who keeps a pint hid out behind chute number one
Am
who was riding high till a pretty girl rode him to the ground
D7 G
any kid knows where to find me i’m bandy the rodeo clown

Am
in the riding and the roping i was closing in on number one
D7 G
now in dreams at night i ride on that silver saddle i never won
Am
since she left me the whiskey takes me to the rodeo grounds
D7 G
where the cowboys think i’m handy i’m bandy the rodeo clown

C
i could ride ’em all
D7 G
the bulls and the broncs knew i was boss
A7
but the ride that woman took me on broke a whole lot more
D7
than this old cowboy’s bones

G Am
while the tears on my makeup melts my painted smile into a frown
D7 G
the crowd thinks i’m a dandy i’m bandy the rodeo clown

repeat last two verses