Life of a Rodeo Cowboy Songtext
von Merle Haggard

(Hank Cochran - Jeannie Seely)

Well, it really has been nice bein′ with you
But I'm afraid that I′ve got to leave
As you know I'm a rodeo cowboy
And there's a rodeo down in Mesquite.

That′s the life of a rodeo cowboy
Breakin′ broncs or gettin' broke
That′s the life of a rodeo cowboy
And that's the only life I know.

On the day you think your day is the big one
I′m walkin' away with all that they own
Then your lyin′ hurtin' hearin' someone saying
Give him a hand that′s all that cowboy is taking home.


Hot beer and cold stale hamburgers
Makes a meal sorta hard to enjoy
And it kinda makes you think of momma′s chicken
Ah that's the life of a rodeo cowboy.

That′s the life of a rodeo cowboy
Breakin' broncs or gettin′ broke
That's the life of a rodeo cowboy
And that′s the only life I know.

--- Instrumental ---

When your down and your really feeling sorry
Well you go for a drink in some bar
Then someone points at you and you hear him whisper
Over there stands a rodeo star.

That's the life of a rodeo cowboy
Breakin' broncs or gettin′ broke
That′s the life of a rodeo cowboy
And that's the only life I know.


That′s the life of a rodeo cowboy
Breakin' broncs or gettin′ broke
That's the life of a rodeo cowboy
And that′s the only life I know...