Queen Of The Big Rodeo Lyrics - Marty Robbins

Gather 'round cowboys I'll tell you a tale 

A story that's hard to be told 

Of a trick ridin' cowgril we loved and we called 

The queen of the big roder 

Wherever she went she was always acclaimed 

As the greatest of trick ridin' girls 

Perfection and beauty were her's all alone 

She was strickly the best in the world 

Cowboys and cowgirls remarked of her charm 

And a smile that brightened the world 

Admired and chosen by many a man 

As the best of the trick ridin' girls 

One night in Houston the crowd was so big 

There was forty-five thousand or more 

She had just about finished her act for the night 

One more trick the crowd waited for 

A dangerous trick at the horse's full speed 

A trick that had never been tried 

Cowboys and cowgirls both knew if she failed 

If she fell she could easily die 

The ride was perfection and almost complete 

Suddenly somethin' went wrong 

The sinch gave away and she lost control 

And at full speed she fell to the ground 

Not one muscle moved as she lay where she fell 

She's unconscious, one bronc buster said 

But the doctor removed any doubt from our minds 

When he said, the young cowgirl was dead 

Not one livin' soul in the crowd made a move 

They all knew that somethin' was wrong 

As they took her away from the place where she lay 

They knew the young cowgirl was gone 

Cowboys just stood there with hats in their hands 

Their heads were bowed ever so low 

Not one eye was dry as we whispered, goodbye 

To the queen of the big rodeo