Freckles Brown

Well the year was '67 National Finals Rodeo December 1 was the Friday night that all bull riders know There's cowboy heroes made and born at rodeos like this Cause the cowboys are the toughest and the stock's the best there is Then Chuck announced that in chute 2 a cowboy we all know He's a young man now of 46 and he's made him a mighty draw His bull is from Jim Shoulders string Tornado is how he's known Yes Freckles Brown has drawn a bull no one has ever rode And tonight bull ridin' history's made and a cowboy gained a crown His bull's called Tornado and the cowboy Freckles Brown He lowered himself on dark red hide and pulled his bull rope tight He wrapped her twice and jerked her hard made sure he pulled her right Then two big old shinny horns looked Freckles in the eye Then a snort and a nod the chute gate swung as Freckles yelled let's ride Two thousand pounds of boiling hell was turnin' wrong side out And showing four feet to the Lord and giving Freckles hell Eight thousand fans were on their feet and he couldn't hear a lick Cause the only sound he listened for was the buzzer then he quit And tonight bull ridin' history's made and a cowboys' gained a crown His bull was called Tornado and the cowboy Freckles Brown It seemed the world exploded as Freckles hit the ground He swung his hat around his head and he shouted with the crowd A cowboy hero born that day and Freckles totes the load 200 times that bull had bucked, the first time he'd been rode Now while we're giving credit where we know the credit's due Yes Freckles is a hero but Tornado gets some too Cause without the bull to show him off a cowboy's got no call And the only time he'll ever wins is he gets lucky in the draw And so if bulls have got a heaven and somehow we're sure they do Let's hope that Tornado's up there and the Lord has let him through Hope his pasture is the greenest and his stock tank is never dry And I hope there ain't a single spur to gouge his ugly hide And that he feeds on bunch grass belly high. And I hope them cowboys up there keep him fat and treat him kind And I hope he lives forever on bunch grass belly high. Cause tonight bull ridin' history's made and a cowboy gained a crown His bull's called Tornado and the cowboy Freckles Brown