national finals rodeo

a rodeo's just a rodeo after riding several years

from ol' cheyenne to houston they never cause too much fear

but let me tell you about one that will chill your very soul

it happens in december when it's snowin' and it's cold

in oklahoma city there's a building of concrete

it's where the toughest stock and men will gather and compete

the points have all been tallied and the stock has all been brought

we've got just two more hours cause it starts at eight o'clock

it's the finals the nfr the series of the sport

hey rookie can you take ten head have you got the heart

you think you're a tough cowboy we'll find out in the end

when that final whistle blows and the stock's all in the pen

the coliseum's quiet except for the sounds

of cowboys getting ready and the workmen of the grounds

the cowboys ask each other

what each other's got

did you draw ol' necklace or pluck old double-ought