The Bucking Machine

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[Verse 1]
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I've rode lots of horses and I've won a few shows
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Ridin' broncos at the big old rodeos
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But the dang-dest contraption that I've ever seen
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Is that bucket of bolts called a buckin' ma- chine

[Verse 2]
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The kids they were all lined up to give the thing a go
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And when I first saw it, lord, it looked pretty slow
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It jumped and it kicked then it turned back and twirled
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Then I got to thinkin' I'll give it a whirl

[Chorus]
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So I pushed through the crowd and I talked to the man
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Who had invented this here modified garbage can
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I said I'm a twister, and one of the best
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I'm a wolf of the world, boys, I must con- fess

[Verse 3]
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I'll bet you a hundred, I said with a grin
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I'll spur it so hard its sides will cave in
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And the bolts and the screws that hold the dang thing together
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Will fall down inside it there and short out it motor

[Verse 4]
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Well, the man, he said, "Son, I'll take that bet,
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And I won't turn it on 'til you think that you're set"
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So I got my riggin' and I cinched it on down
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Then I said to old Sam, "Go ahead and turn it on"

[Chorus]
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Well, it rattled and it groaned, then it started to move
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I spurred it every jump, and, Lord, it fell mighty smooth
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The foam rubber was a flyin' right off of its old neck
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And the tin underneath, it was startin' to crack

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[Verse 5]
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I looked at the man and I started to say
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I'll win me that hundred for the end of the day
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Then he grabbed a big ol' lever with a little sly grin
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Jammed it up to high gear and locked it right on in

[Chorus]
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With a snatch and a jerk and a sharp stabbin' pain
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I felt like a hobo tied to an old freight train
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My head, it went to poppin' and I saw all the stars
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The Big Dipper, The Milky Way, The planet they call Mars

[Verse 6]
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The next thing I knew I was right there on the ground
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Just a- bout thirty feet away from that laughin' crowd
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So I paid up my hundred and I limped on away
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And the words the man said, I still remember today

[Chorus]
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So you're a wolf of the world and a real tough twister
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Well listen real close to some good advise Mister
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Keep a ridin' them old broncos, if you're still feelin' mean
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But you'd better keep clear of Sam's buckin' ma- chine