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 winnin' days are past
And my luck in fadin' fast
When I look into my pockets
Now I find
No rodeo dough, no rodeo dough
Been to Tulsa, San Antone, and Laramie
No rodeo dough, no rodeo dough
There's no dough in the rodeo for me
I've been ridin', ropin', always hopin'
I'd ride home someday
A-sittin' on the silver saddle
With a pocket full of pay
Gonna quit my roamin', I'll go home
And be an old cowhand
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-up 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', always hopin'
I'd ride home someday
Sittin' on the silver saddle
With a pocket full of pay
Gonna quit my roamin', I'll go home
And be an old cowhand
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-up time, we'll have a family
No rodeo dough, no rodeo dough
There's no dough in the rodeo for me
