Come Riding Joe Cy

The first time I saw him was over in Tucson

When he asked how much the bronc ridin' paid

Well me and the boys we all had us a laugh

When we saw that his hair was in braids

He drawed a good mount you should of seen how

We used that old horse 'til the gun

Well I've never seen me no Indian cowboy

But that feller Joe Cy was one

He's a rodeo Indian cowboy you bet

And he's tough as Buffalo's hide

They say the worst kind of cayuse gets scared

When he finds out he's drawed up Joe Cy

He's wild as a war dancin' ready to reach for

A hand full of sweet suicide

He's a rodeo Indian cowboy for sure

When they say come ridin' Joe Cy

Some feller told me he was raised up a Mustang

Somewhere on the Montana plains

Said he'd already rode him a nightmare to hell

Or his spur whipped the devil half lame

The harder they try him the better he like 'em

That Joe Cy is one more good man

He's a rodeo Indian double tough cowboy

And an all around rodeo hand

Well he laughed when he told me

he'd traded his trophies

Gold buckles and saddles and stuff

For some good land and livestock

To start him a school for the Indian kids sure enough

Wells he's teachin' 'em ridin' and ropin'

And Joe says they're all a makin' top hands

So watch out you pale faces come National Finals

Well have one more Custer's last stand

He's a rodeo Indian cowboy you bet

And he's tough as Buffalo's hide

They say the worst kind of cayuse gets scared

When he finds out he's drawed up Joe Cy

He's wild as a war dancin' ready to reach for

A hand full of sweet suicide

He's a rodeo Indian cowboy for sure

When they say come ridin' Joe Cy