All Around Cowboy Of '64 - Chris Ledoux

Folks used to think that

I could ride any bronc or bull alive

Maybe in my younger days I could

But now I’m slowin' down a bit friends

Tell me that I should quit

And if I didn’t love it so I would

I recall when folks thought I was great

And all the riders used to hate

To see my name upon the enter door

'Cause I could ride and I could rope

The others seem they have no hope

A lookin' at a bickle that I wore

It’s that all around cowboy of '64

Long days and lucky breaks have me alone

Workin' hard and ridin' fast and sleepin' in the cold

Made me all around cowboy of '64

Folks don’t seem to realize

The thrill I get from every ride

That bronc feels like you’re dynamite to me

Scratched and bruised my body aches

From day to day to use its takes

Lord only knows the way that sets me free

Now my days have shorten up

I’m out of brakes and out of luck

And the things will never be the same old way

As I look back and shed a tear

Sometimes I can almost hear

The echo of the judges they would say

You’re the all around cowboy of '64

Long days and lucky breaks helped me along

Working hard and riding fast and sleeping in the cold

Made me all around cowboy of '64

Yes, I’m the all around cowboy of '64