Well the year was '67 National Finals Rodeo
December 1 was the Friday night that all bull riders know
There's cowboy heroes made and born at rodeos like this
Cause the cowboys are the toughest and the stock's the best there is
Then Chuck announced that in chute 2 a cowboy we all know
He's a young man now of 46 and he's made him a mighty draw
His bull is from Jim Shoulders string Tornado is how he's known
Yes Freckles Brown has drawn a bull no one has ever rode
And tonight bull ridin' history's made and a cowboy gained a crown
His bull's called Tornado and the cowboy Freckles Brown
He lowered himself on dark red hide and pulled his bull rope tight
He wrapped her twice and jerked her hard made sure he pulled her right
Then two big old shinny horns looked Freckles in the eye
Then a snort and a nod the chute gate swung as Freckles yelled let's ride
Two thousand pounds of boiling hell was turnin' wrong side out
And showing four feet to the Lord and giving Freckles hell
Eight thousand fans were on their feet and he couldn't hear a lick
Cause the only sound he listened for was the buzzer then he quit
And tonight bull ridin' history's made and a cowboys' gained a crown
His bull was called Tornado and the cowboy Freckles Brown
It seemed the world exploded as Freckles hit the ground
He swung his hat around his head and he shouted with the crowd
A cowboy hero born that day and Freckles totes the load
200 times that bull had bucked, the first time he'd been rode
Now while we're giving credit where we know the credit's due
Yes Freckles is a hero but Tornado gets some too
Cause without the bull to show him off a cowboy's got no call
And the only time he'll ever wins is he gets lucky in the draw
And so if bulls have got a heaven and somehow we're sure they do
Let's hope that Tornado's up there and the Lord has let him through
Hope his pasture is the greenest and his stock tank is never dry
And I hope there ain't a single spur to gouge his ugly hide
And that he feeds on bunch grass belly high.
And I hope them cowboys up there keep him fat and treat him kind
And I hope he lives forever on bunch grass belly high.
Cause tonight bull ridin' history's made and a cowboy gained a crown
His bull's called Tornado and the cowboy Freckles Brown