(reed)

lonesome cowboy bill
rides the rodeo.
lonesome cowboy bill,
you got to see him yodel "ay-hee-ho!"

lonesome cowboy bill
rides the rodeo.
ever since he was a little lad,
loves the rodeo.
bucking broncs, yeah, sipping wine,
you got to see him go,
and all the ten-gallon girls
love to hear him yodel "ay-hee-ho!"

because

lonesome cowboy bill
rides the rodeo.
lonesome cowboy bill,
you got to see him yodel "ay-hee-ho!"

oh, lonesome cowboy bill,
you still ride the rodeo.
up ´round the colorado shore,
down by the ohio.
sometimes even new orleans,
down by the mardi gras,
and all the ten-gallon girls
love to hear him yodel "ay-hee-ho!"

he´s lonesome cowboy bill, he rides the rodeo.
just a lonesome cowboy bill,
you got to see him yodel "ay-hee-ho!"

you got to see him in the rodeo
when he´s ridin´, goin´ too darn fast.
you got to hear the people scream and shout

they call him,
lonesome cowboy bill
he´s a
lonesome cowboy bill

he goes...

lonesome cowboy bill
rides the rodeo.
lonesome cowboy bill,
you got to see him yodel "ay-hee-ho!"

i said,
you got to see him yodel "ay-hee-ho!"
oh he´s a lonesome cowboy bill, lonesome cowboy bill...