Chords for Ray Stevens & Moe Bandy - "Bandy The Rodeo Clown" & Interview (Live at the CabaRay)
Tempo:
96.9 bpm
Chords used:
F
C
Gm
Bb
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Oh yeah, and I love it when I have old friends drop by and agree to be on the show.
Like this week's guest, Mo Bandy.
Come on out here, Mo.
Hello, Mo.
Hey, baby.
How's it going?
Good, thanks, Andy.
You're from a musical family, aren't you, Mo?
I am.
My mother played piano and sang in church, did gospel music.
My dad played guitar and sang country music.
So my family was very musical, six children in my family.
Tell [Ab] us about Mo and the Mavericks now, how that got [N] started.
We had a little band in San Antonio, Texas, where I'm from.
And we had this band, and we named it.
At first it was called Mo Bandy and Partners.
We had these country partners.
We had these outfits with the little tie and the whole deal.
And we changed it to the Mavericks, and we played all over south Texas.
And we backed up a lot of people, and we got a chance.
One of the biggest thrills we ever had, we backed up Bob Wills.
Oh, wow.
He had Tag Lambert, just him and a guitar player.
And we backed up Webb Pearson, Loretta Lynn.
And I was so excited about watching these people and learning.
Man, I got to go to school.
And I never dreamed that I would get to know them personally and do shows with them.
Well, you know, I found out that a Nashville music publisher and producer, Ray Baker,
was the man who got you to come to Nashville.
How did you connect with Ray?
Well, Ray was going hunting and deer hunting in San Antonio.
I just went down there and knocked on his door, and I said,
I want to be a country singer, and I heard you as a producer.
He said, well, we went out and did a show that night, came out to the show.
And we went from there.
He liked your show then.
He liked the show, apparently.
Well, we've known each other for a long time.
But when you do a TV show like this, you have to do a little research.
And I found out things about you that I didn't know.
Like you are a member of the Texas Rodeo Hall of Fame.
I was honored to do that.
Well, thank you.
I have a brother that went to the national finals seven times in the bull riding event.
He was a bull rider.
And we all did that when I was a kid.
We rode bulls.
A lot of kids played Little League baseball or all that.
We rode bulls.
And my brother did really well.
I had to quit because of my back.
I had a back problem.
I got a big yellow streak right down the middle of it right over here.
And stomach problems, too.
I got lack of guts.
Oh, I see.
Other than that.
Were you a rodeo clown?
Well, actually, I sang about it, Bandy the Rodeo Clown.
Every day I said on the radio, I'm Bandy the Rodeo Clown.
And I actually wasn't a clown.
I rode bulls and bareback horses.
But I had guys that would come up to me and they'd say,
Boy, you saved my life in Cheyenne, Wyoming when you was a rodeo clown.
And I'd say, I wasn't a rodeo clown.
Yes, you were.
I always say, well, there's my job and there's the deal.
Well, I hadn't heard you sing in a while.
And I need a big old dose of Moe Bandy.
So can I help you out if you'll sing this next song for us?
I wish you would.
Watch me. That's great.
Kick it off, Mr.
[F] Weckerle.
[C] [F] Do was once a bull-hooking son [Gm] of a gun.
[C] Now who keeps a pipe?
Get out behind the chute, [F] number one, do you or me?
Do was riding high, till a pretty girl rode him to [Gm] the ground.
[C] Any kid knows where to find me.
I'm Bandy, the [F] rodeo clown.
In the riding and the roping, I was closing in on [Gm] number one.
[C] And dreams at night I [Bb] ride on [C] that silver satellite, [F] number one.
Then she left me the whiskey, [Dm] takes me [F] to the [Gm] rodeo grounds.
[C] Where the cowboys think I'm handy, I'm Bandy, the [F] rodeo clown.
[A] [Bb] And I could [Gm] ride them [Bb] all, the Bulls [C] and the Bronx, knew [F] I was boss.
[C] [F] [G] But the ride that woman took me on, broke a whole lot more than this old [C] [Bb] cowboy's bone.
[C] [G] [C] [F] While the tears on my makeup, melts my painted smile [Gm] into a frown.
[G] [C] Crowd thinks I'm a dandy, I'm Bandy, the [F] rodeo clown.
[A] [Bb] And I could [Gm] ride them [Bb] all, the Bulls [C] and the Bronx, knew [F] I was boss.
[G] But the ride that woman took me on, broke a whole lot more than this old [F] cowboy's bone.
[C] [F] While the tears on my makeup, melts my painted smile into [Gm] a frown.
[C] The crowd thinks I'm a dandy, I'm Bandy, the [F] rodeo clown.
[Dm] [Am] [Dm] [C] The crowd thinks I'm a dandy, I'm Bandy, the [F] rodeo clown.
[Am] [Bb] [Am] [F] [Dm]
[F]
Go Bandy!
Thank you.
Like this week's guest, Mo Bandy.
Come on out here, Mo.
Hello, Mo.
Hey, baby.
How's it going?
Good, thanks, Andy.
You're from a musical family, aren't you, Mo?
I am.
My mother played piano and sang in church, did gospel music.
My dad played guitar and sang country music.
So my family was very musical, six children in my family.
Tell [Ab] us about Mo and the Mavericks now, how that got [N] started.
We had a little band in San Antonio, Texas, where I'm from.
And we had this band, and we named it.
At first it was called Mo Bandy and Partners.
We had these country partners.
We had these outfits with the little tie and the whole deal.
And we changed it to the Mavericks, and we played all over south Texas.
And we backed up a lot of people, and we got a chance.
One of the biggest thrills we ever had, we backed up Bob Wills.
Oh, wow.
He had Tag Lambert, just him and a guitar player.
And we backed up Webb Pearson, Loretta Lynn.
And I was so excited about watching these people and learning.
Man, I got to go to school.
And I never dreamed that I would get to know them personally and do shows with them.
Well, you know, I found out that a Nashville music publisher and producer, Ray Baker,
was the man who got you to come to Nashville.
How did you connect with Ray?
Well, Ray was going hunting and deer hunting in San Antonio.
I just went down there and knocked on his door, and I said,
I want to be a country singer, and I heard you as a producer.
He said, well, we went out and did a show that night, came out to the show.
And we went from there.
He liked your show then.
He liked the show, apparently.
Well, we've known each other for a long time.
But when you do a TV show like this, you have to do a little research.
And I found out things about you that I didn't know.
Like you are a member of the Texas Rodeo Hall of Fame.
I was honored to do that.
Well, thank you.
I have a brother that went to the national finals seven times in the bull riding event.
He was a bull rider.
And we all did that when I was a kid.
We rode bulls.
A lot of kids played Little League baseball or all that.
We rode bulls.
And my brother did really well.
I had to quit because of my back.
I had a back problem.
I got a big yellow streak right down the middle of it right over here.
And stomach problems, too.
I got lack of guts.
Oh, I see.
Other than that.
Were you a rodeo clown?
Well, actually, I sang about it, Bandy the Rodeo Clown.
Every day I said on the radio, I'm Bandy the Rodeo Clown.
And I actually wasn't a clown.
I rode bulls and bareback horses.
But I had guys that would come up to me and they'd say,
Boy, you saved my life in Cheyenne, Wyoming when you was a rodeo clown.
And I'd say, I wasn't a rodeo clown.
Yes, you were.
I always say, well, there's my job and there's the deal.
Well, I hadn't heard you sing in a while.
And I need a big old dose of Moe Bandy.
So can I help you out if you'll sing this next song for us?
I wish you would.
Watch me. That's great.
Kick it off, Mr.
[F] Weckerle.
[C] [F] Do was once a bull-hooking son [Gm] of a gun.
[C] Now who keeps a pipe?
Get out behind the chute, [F] number one, do you or me?
Do was riding high, till a pretty girl rode him to [Gm] the ground.
[C] Any kid knows where to find me.
I'm Bandy, the [F] rodeo clown.
In the riding and the roping, I was closing in on [Gm] number one.
[C] And dreams at night I [Bb] ride on [C] that silver satellite, [F] number one.
Then she left me the whiskey, [Dm] takes me [F] to the [Gm] rodeo grounds.
[C] Where the cowboys think I'm handy, I'm Bandy, the [F] rodeo clown.
[A] [Bb] And I could [Gm] ride them [Bb] all, the Bulls [C] and the Bronx, knew [F] I was boss.
[C] [F] [G] But the ride that woman took me on, broke a whole lot more than this old [C] [Bb] cowboy's bone.
[C] [G] [C] [F] While the tears on my makeup, melts my painted smile [Gm] into a frown.
[G] [C] Crowd thinks I'm a dandy, I'm Bandy, the [F] rodeo clown.
[A] [Bb] And I could [Gm] ride them [Bb] all, the Bulls [C] and the Bronx, knew [F] I was boss.
[G] But the ride that woman took me on, broke a whole lot more than this old [F] cowboy's bone.
[C] [F] While the tears on my makeup, melts my painted smile into [Gm] a frown.
[C] The crowd thinks I'm a dandy, I'm Bandy, the [F] rodeo clown.
[Dm] [Am] [Dm] [C] The crowd thinks I'm a dandy, I'm Bandy, the [F] rodeo clown.
[Am] [Bb] [Am] [F] [Dm]
[F]
Go Bandy!
Thank you.
Key:
F
C
Gm
Bb
Dm
F
C
Gm
Oh yeah, and I love it when I have old friends drop by and agree to be on the show.
Like this week's guest, Mo Bandy.
Come on out here, Mo. _ _ _ _ _ _
Hello, _ _ _ Mo.
Hey, baby. _
How's it going? _ _ _ _ _
Good, thanks, Andy.
You're from a musical family, aren't you, Mo?
I am.
My mother played piano and sang in church, did gospel music.
My dad played guitar and sang country music.
So my family was very musical, six children in my family.
_ _ _ Tell [Ab] us about Mo and the Mavericks now, how that got [N] started.
We had a little band in San Antonio, Texas, where I'm from.
And we had this band, and we named it.
At first it was called Mo Bandy and Partners.
We had these country partners.
We had these outfits with the little tie and the whole deal.
And we changed it to the Mavericks, and we played all over south Texas.
And we backed up a lot of people, and we got a chance.
One of the biggest thrills we ever had, we backed up Bob Wills.
Oh, wow.
He had Tag Lambert, just him and a guitar player.
And we backed up Webb Pearson, Loretta Lynn.
And I was so excited about watching these people and learning.
Man, I got to go to school.
And I never dreamed that I would get to know them personally and do shows with them.
Well, you know, I found out that a Nashville music publisher and producer, Ray Baker,
was the man who got you to come to Nashville.
How did you connect with Ray?
Well, Ray was going hunting and deer hunting in San Antonio.
I just went down there and knocked on his door, and I said,
I want to be a country singer, and I heard you as a producer.
He said, well, we went out and did a show that night, came out to the show.
And we went from there.
He liked your show then.
He liked the show, apparently.
Well, we've known each other for a long time.
But when you do a TV show like this, you have to do a little research.
And I found out things about you that I didn't know.
Like you are a member of the Texas Rodeo Hall of Fame.
I was honored to do that.
Well, thank you. _ _
_ I _ have a brother that went to the national finals seven times in the bull riding event.
He was a bull rider.
And we all did that when I was a kid.
We rode bulls.
A lot of kids played Little League baseball or all that.
We rode bulls.
And my brother did really well.
I had to quit because of my back.
I had a back problem.
I got a big yellow streak right down the middle of it right over here. _ _
And stomach problems, too.
I got lack of guts.
Oh, I see.
Other than that.
Were you a rodeo clown?
Well, actually, I sang about it, Bandy the Rodeo Clown.
Every day I said on the radio, I'm Bandy the Rodeo Clown.
And I actually wasn't a clown.
I rode bulls and bareback horses.
But I had guys that would come up to me and they'd say,
Boy, you saved my life in Cheyenne, Wyoming when you was a rodeo clown.
And I'd say, I wasn't a rodeo clown.
Yes, you were.
I always say, well, there's my job and there's the deal. _
_ Well, I hadn't heard you sing in a while.
And I need a big old dose of Moe Bandy.
So can I help you out if you'll sing this next song for us?
I wish you would.
Watch me. That's great.
Kick it off, Mr.
[F] Weckerle. _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [F] Do was once a bull-hooking son [Gm] of a gun.
_ _ _ _ _ [C] Now who keeps a pipe?
Get out behind the chute, [F] number one, do you or me?
_ _ _ _ Do was riding high, till a pretty girl rode him to [Gm] the ground.
_ _ _ _ _ [C] Any kid knows where to find me.
I'm Bandy, the [F] rodeo clown.
_ _ _ _ _ In the riding and the roping, I was closing in on [Gm] number one.
_ _ _ _ _ [C] And dreams at night I [Bb] ride on [C] that silver satellite, [F] number one.
_ _ _ _ _ Then she left me the whiskey, [Dm] takes me [F] to the [Gm] rodeo grounds.
_ _ _ _ _ [C] Where the cowboys think I'm handy, I'm Bandy, the [F] rodeo clown.
_ _ _ _ [A] [Bb] And I could [Gm] ride them [Bb] all, the Bulls [C] and the Bronx, knew [F] I was boss.
_ [C] _ [F] _ _ _ [G] But the ride that woman took me on, broke a whole lot more than this old [C] [Bb] cowboy's bone.
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ [C] _ [F] While the tears on my makeup, melts my painted smile [Gm] into a frown.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] [C] Crowd thinks I'm a dandy, I'm Bandy, the [F] rodeo clown.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] [Bb] And I could [Gm] ride them [Bb] all, the Bulls [C] and the Bronx, knew [F] I was boss.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] But the ride that woman took me on, broke a whole lot more than this old [F] cowboy's bone.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [F] While the tears on my makeup, melts my painted smile into [Gm] a frown.
_ _ _ _ _ [C] The crowd thinks I'm a dandy, I'm Bandy, the [F] rodeo clown.
[Dm] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ [C] The crowd thinks I'm a dandy, I'm Bandy, the [F] rodeo clown. _
[Am] _ [Bb] _ [Am] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
Go Bandy!
Thank you. _ _ _
Like this week's guest, Mo Bandy.
Come on out here, Mo. _ _ _ _ _ _
Hello, _ _ _ Mo.
Hey, baby. _
How's it going? _ _ _ _ _
Good, thanks, Andy.
You're from a musical family, aren't you, Mo?
I am.
My mother played piano and sang in church, did gospel music.
My dad played guitar and sang country music.
So my family was very musical, six children in my family.
_ _ _ Tell [Ab] us about Mo and the Mavericks now, how that got [N] started.
We had a little band in San Antonio, Texas, where I'm from.
And we had this band, and we named it.
At first it was called Mo Bandy and Partners.
We had these country partners.
We had these outfits with the little tie and the whole deal.
And we changed it to the Mavericks, and we played all over south Texas.
And we backed up a lot of people, and we got a chance.
One of the biggest thrills we ever had, we backed up Bob Wills.
Oh, wow.
He had Tag Lambert, just him and a guitar player.
And we backed up Webb Pearson, Loretta Lynn.
And I was so excited about watching these people and learning.
Man, I got to go to school.
And I never dreamed that I would get to know them personally and do shows with them.
Well, you know, I found out that a Nashville music publisher and producer, Ray Baker,
was the man who got you to come to Nashville.
How did you connect with Ray?
Well, Ray was going hunting and deer hunting in San Antonio.
I just went down there and knocked on his door, and I said,
I want to be a country singer, and I heard you as a producer.
He said, well, we went out and did a show that night, came out to the show.
And we went from there.
He liked your show then.
He liked the show, apparently.
Well, we've known each other for a long time.
But when you do a TV show like this, you have to do a little research.
And I found out things about you that I didn't know.
Like you are a member of the Texas Rodeo Hall of Fame.
I was honored to do that.
Well, thank you. _ _
_ I _ have a brother that went to the national finals seven times in the bull riding event.
He was a bull rider.
And we all did that when I was a kid.
We rode bulls.
A lot of kids played Little League baseball or all that.
We rode bulls.
And my brother did really well.
I had to quit because of my back.
I had a back problem.
I got a big yellow streak right down the middle of it right over here. _ _
And stomach problems, too.
I got lack of guts.
Oh, I see.
Other than that.
Were you a rodeo clown?
Well, actually, I sang about it, Bandy the Rodeo Clown.
Every day I said on the radio, I'm Bandy the Rodeo Clown.
And I actually wasn't a clown.
I rode bulls and bareback horses.
But I had guys that would come up to me and they'd say,
Boy, you saved my life in Cheyenne, Wyoming when you was a rodeo clown.
And I'd say, I wasn't a rodeo clown.
Yes, you were.
I always say, well, there's my job and there's the deal. _
_ Well, I hadn't heard you sing in a while.
And I need a big old dose of Moe Bandy.
So can I help you out if you'll sing this next song for us?
I wish you would.
Watch me. That's great.
Kick it off, Mr.
[F] Weckerle. _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [F] Do was once a bull-hooking son [Gm] of a gun.
_ _ _ _ _ [C] Now who keeps a pipe?
Get out behind the chute, [F] number one, do you or me?
_ _ _ _ Do was riding high, till a pretty girl rode him to [Gm] the ground.
_ _ _ _ _ [C] Any kid knows where to find me.
I'm Bandy, the [F] rodeo clown.
_ _ _ _ _ In the riding and the roping, I was closing in on [Gm] number one.
_ _ _ _ _ [C] And dreams at night I [Bb] ride on [C] that silver satellite, [F] number one.
_ _ _ _ _ Then she left me the whiskey, [Dm] takes me [F] to the [Gm] rodeo grounds.
_ _ _ _ _ [C] Where the cowboys think I'm handy, I'm Bandy, the [F] rodeo clown.
_ _ _ _ [A] [Bb] And I could [Gm] ride them [Bb] all, the Bulls [C] and the Bronx, knew [F] I was boss.
_ [C] _ [F] _ _ _ [G] But the ride that woman took me on, broke a whole lot more than this old [C] [Bb] cowboy's bone.
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ [C] _ [F] While the tears on my makeup, melts my painted smile [Gm] into a frown.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] [C] Crowd thinks I'm a dandy, I'm Bandy, the [F] rodeo clown.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] [Bb] And I could [Gm] ride them [Bb] all, the Bulls [C] and the Bronx, knew [F] I was boss.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] But the ride that woman took me on, broke a whole lot more than this old [F] cowboy's bone.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [F] While the tears on my makeup, melts my painted smile into [Gm] a frown.
_ _ _ _ _ [C] The crowd thinks I'm a dandy, I'm Bandy, the [F] rodeo clown.
[Dm] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ [C] The crowd thinks I'm a dandy, I'm Bandy, the [F] rodeo clown. _
[Am] _ [Bb] _ [Am] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
Go Bandy!
Thank you. _ _ _