Hooks & Ride Songtext
von Slim Dusty

If you wanta make a name in the rodeo game
Then you gotta get onto that high
You′ve gotta screw down, put your faith in the clown
Hit him with the hooks and ride

Hit him with the hooks and ride
Listen to the crowd go wild
You're hangin′ up there with a spur and a prayer
And it feels like dynamite

If you wanta make a name then you gotta be game
And livin' your life to the full
If you wanta get a buck, you gotta get a knuckle
Down on the hide of a bull

Hit him with the hooks and ride
Listen to the crowd go wild
You're hangin′ up there with a spur and a prayer
And it feels like dynamite


If you wanta make a name in the rodeo game
Then you gotta get onto that high
You′ve gotta screw down, put your faith in the clown
Hit him with the hooks and ride, hey

Hit him with the hooks and ride
Listen to the crowd go wild
You're hangin′ up there with a spur and a prayer
And it feels like dynamite

If you wanta bring a name in the rodeo game
Then you gotta get onto that high
You've gotta screw down, put your faith in the clown
Hit him with the hooks and ride, hey

When you′ve got your name on the wall of fame
And you've hung up your rope and boots
When the kids ask you what you used to do
"I used to ride bulls out of rodeo shoots"

Hit him with the hooks and ride
Breaking down the milk inside
You′ve seen Troy Dunn make it look like fun
Hit him with the hooks and ride


If you wanta make a name in the rodeo game
Then you've gotta get onto that high
You gotta screw down, put your faith in a clown
Hit him with the hooks and ride
Hit him with the hooks and ride
Hit him with the hooks and ride