Ingrid MacDonald

Lyrics

RODEO
Words and Music by Ingrid MacDonald

I got waterproof shoes, a big heavy overcoat,
A gown in the closet and a skeleton or two

An antique map from a pawn shop in Connecticut
Some learned etiquette, I learned shampoo

A three-point hat, a skirt made from a parachute,
Got a watch that will chime if my heart skips a beat or two

Travelling song for trumpet and a marching band
A late night train out of Kalamazoo

All that I really know how to do
Is spend the afternoon like it was rain

And I get to the rodeo just as they fold the show
Old friends from long ago still know how to show
Mercy, mercy, mercy

I got drenched by the rain when my umbrella remained
At the town laundromat after I left Duluth

Got to hope just the same for sunshine or for rain
All of my tickets take the roundabout route

All that I really know how to do
Is spend the afternoon like it was rain

And I get to the rodeo just as they fold the show
Old friends from long ago still know how to show
Mercy, mercy, mercy