Slim Dusty - Old Riders In The Grandstand Lyrics
I'm seated in the grandstand at a big-time rodeoWith my walking stick beside me as I watch the scene belowThere are youngon's ridin' outlaws as I did when young and freeAnd I wonder are there many old ex-riders here like meThe horses they are ridin' couldn't buck to save their hideOh I'd like to see these youngon's on the ones I used to rideI've used the likes of spinifex for a night horse on the runAnd brahma bulls like Wadgerra, we rode them just for funThe saddles they are using are designed to hold you inAnd the halter shanks are silky so as not to hurt your skinWe rode in flattened ?Poleans? in the days of long agoAnd could have rolled a smoke aboard the likes of CurioThe steers they use for doggin' are no bigger than a calfAnd the time they take to throw them make us old timers laughWe used to scrub big Mickey's twice the size in cattle yardsOh but that was many years ago way back when times were hardThese youngon's dress so lairy in their fancy cowboy suitsWe used to ride in moleskins and a pair of Bluecha bootsBut all our glory's vanished, we're forgotten men, it seemsOld riders in the grandstand alone with all our dreams
