[Verse 1] Down by the feed store gate He rolled in late on a dust-brown mare Hat brim low, grin too wide Name on his boot heel, “ain’t nobody there” He could rope a storm front clean And laugh when the old jokes fell apart Played that banjo till the dawn Like he was tuning up a heart [Pre-Chorus] Folks said, “Buck, you’re one of a kind” He tipped that hat and flashed those eyes He said, “I got a line, I got a plan” Then he took that road like a runaway band [Chorus] Buckaroo Banjo Brain (hey, Buckaroo Banjo Brain) He rides by moon and rain (roll on, Buckaroo Banjo Brain) Half cowboy, half wild string He makes that whole town sing Buckaroo Banjo Brain (yee-haw, Buckaroo Banjo Brain) [Verse 2] He’d barter jokes for apple pie And fix a fence with a pocketknife Every card game, every barroom bet He’d play it cool, but he’d never forget That broken girl on the county line He handed her his coat in the sleet Said, “If the world gets mean tonight You can borrow my seat” [Pre-Chorus] Folks said, “Buck, you’re one of a kind” He tipped that hat and flashed those eyes He said, “I got a line, I got a plan” Then he took that road like a runaway band [Chorus] Buckaroo Banjo Brain (hey, Buckaroo Banjo Brain) He rides by moon and rain (roll on, Buckaroo Banjo Brain) Half cowboy, half wild string He makes that whole town sing Buckaroo Banjo Brain (yee-haw, Buckaroo Banjo Brain) [Bridge] When the river rose and the bridge went out He hauled folks through in the pouring mud Never asked for a thank-you, never asked for fame Just smiled and said, “That’s enough” [Final Chorus] Buckaroo Banjo Brain (hey, Buckaroo Banjo Brain) He rides by moon and rain (roll on, Buckaroo Banjo Brain) Half cowboy, half wild string He makes that whole town sing Buckaroo Banjo Brain (yee-haw, Buckaroo Banjo Brain) Buckaroo Banjo Brain (keep on, Buckaroo Banjo Brain)
