When I
rode by they said
there goes the star of all the rodeos
There was a time when
fate was mighty kind
But my winning days are past
and my luck is fading fast
When I look into my pockets now I find
No rodeo dome, no rodeo dome
Been to Tulsa, San Antonio, and Laramie
No rodeo dough, no rodeo dough
There's no dough in the rodeo for me
I've been riding, roping, always hoping
I'd ride home someday
Sitting on a silver saddle
with a pocket full of pay
Gonna quit my roam
and I'll go home and be an old cow hand
I got a gal who's a pal
and I know she'll understand
We'll marry I know, she'll cook and sew
And by round the time
we'll have a family
No rodeo dough, no rodeo dough
There's no dough in the rodeo for me
I've been ridin', ropin',
al ways hopin'
I'd ride home some day
Sittin' on a silver saddle
with a pocket full of pay
Gonna quit my roam
and I'll go home and be an old cow hand
Got a gal who's your pal
and I know she'll understand
We'll marry
I know, she'll cook and sew
And by roundup time
we'll have a family
No rodeo dough, no rodeo dough
There's no dough in the rodeo for me