Song Description
"Ro-dee-o" is an imaginary story about two cousins who join the rodeo, criss-crossing America showing their cowboy skills to countless fans, and their search for peace and fulfillment.
| Song Length |
3:23 |
Genre |
Country - Americana, Country - Alternative |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Serene, Blissful |
Subject |
Cowboy, Horses |
| Similar Artists |
Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Steve Earle |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1800 - 1899 |
| |
Lyrics
Ro-dee-o
Words and music © 2025 Grant Maloy Smith.
I've been looking for a rainbow
In the Arizona sky
These old bones are aching me tonight
Roping and a-riding
The only thing I know
Set off with my cowboy cousin Joe
We found work in putting on this show
Ro-dee-o dee-o dee-o
Ro-dee-o dee-o dee-o
Ro-dee-o dee-o dee-o
Oh, how you saved my soul
I was a Kansas fifty-niner
Me and Buffalo Bill
I can taste the South Platte River still
Tracks stretch out forever
To find another show
Riding through the Winter and the snow
This train seems to know which way to go
Ro-dee-o dee-o dee-o
Ro-dee-o dee-o dee-o
Ro-dee-o dee-o dee-o
Oh, how you saved my soul
Trick and fancy riding
Racing like the wind
Wrestling with that steer
'til he gives in
Roman standing racing
Saddle bronc and bare
Broke my hand in Cody on a dare
Fell in love with life when I lived there
Ro-dee-o dee-o dee-o
Ro-dee-o dee-o dee-o
Ro-dee-o dee-o dee-o
Oh, how you saved my soul
Well, I finally found my rainbow
In the California sky
Wagon wheels and stardust in my eyes