Welcome to the rodeo [Verse 1] Spurs are pokin’ my hide Flank strap chaffin’ my side Feel the bull rope pull tight This is a real bad idea, right? … Up top, ten gallon hat on a hick He’s hiding a wicked cowlick This bull pen is claustrophobic Chute! Bell is going to get rung Less than eight seconds in sum Bucking, spinning, body rollin’ Thrown down, he’s crestfallen [Bridge] We’re eye to eye on common ground Ringing in his ears, moment of truth Blinks at the horns of his dilemma (Huh? Wait.) [Chorus] A chump slides in and hoots Red nose, stripes, big boots Face painted, wide lipstick frown Who is this ridiculous clown? Yells, “yeah, but, what about?” We were just about to sort it out And in comes the rodeo clown “Yeah, but, what about?” [Verse 2] He wants to be a bull rider? On point Your rough rider’s idea’s out of joint So I’m right here pawing solid grounds Argument is sound, concede this round Got reasons to poke thru this claim About to make the takeaway plain But there he is scurrying in the dust A getaway, the gated stalls or bust [Chorus] Yahoo pops up, pops off Suspenders, all the stereotypes His kazoo toots a comical sound Ya-who! is this distracting clown? Yells, “yeah, but, what about” (What about this? What about that?) We were just about to sort it out And in comes the rodeo clown [Verse 3] I huff, "Listen, this is really serious" He cartwheels right by, delirious I’m on the cusp of the bottom line He honks his nose right on my rhyme Crowd’s on the edge of their seats He interjects, “But what about pleats?” “What about fringes on leather chaps?” (Since you mention it, I suggest pleather) But it’s no matter, rabbit trails abound Now my thesis is forgotten on the ground [Chorus] Jumps out, a jig, a juggling clown Yet another and now it’s a hoedown They’re taking over the timeline (Look over here, look over there) You’re never going to get anywhere Gotta hang onto the through line Consider switching to being a mime “But what about the punch line?” [Verse 4] I grunt, Here’s how to fix healthcare “Yeah, but, what about a time share?” Buckaroo, I am begging you, stay on topic No bull, can we please follow the logic? Someone tow this broken down clown car? Or else you and me, we won’t get far “Yeah, but, have you tried OnStar?” Spins and ducks into a padded barrel I’m catching a case of coulrophobia [Bridge] Erm, rodeo clown objects, says by the way The term is not “clown”, it is “bull fighter” This two bit torero fights like Jackie Chan Dodge, duck, evade — at every point he ran Clown, you never let a bad idea get gored Clown, you never let this contest get scored [Outro] If you missed the point of this song, son Escape from reason, it’s a kind of treason So, precisely what I’m saying is ... “But what about what the meaning of is is?” “Have you pondered the meaning of existence?” “But what about x? But, what about why?
