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| He's been hung up and stepped on and out- | drawed and reduced to te | ars |
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| He's done his best thinkin' with his hand in the riggin' for year | s |
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| He's got an ol | d trophy saddle he won back in '75 |
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| He's gettin' too old to travel, he's lucky he's e | ven aliv | e |
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| Well he's a buckin' horse rider and he likes 'em a little wilder than most |
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| And you can tell just by lookin' though he'd be the last | one to b | oast |
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| Unless he's been drinkin' but hell he's been dry now for mon | ths |
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| He's a buckin' horse rider, he won down in Pendle | ton onc | e |
| He's rode Moonshine and Three Bars and Hatrack and Kesler's whole string |
| There ain't a sound he likes better than hearin' them silver spurs ring |
| The squeak of the resin and leather and the thump of the hooves |
| He's a buckin' horse rider and today he's got nothing to lose |
| Well, he's a buckin' horse rider and he likes 'em a little wilder than most |
| And you can tell just by lookin' though he'd be the last one to boast |
| Unless he's been drinkin' but hell he's been dry now for months |
| He's a buckin' horse rider, he won up to Calgary once |
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| Yeah, he's a buckin' horse rider, he even won old Cheyenne onc | e |
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