One, two, three, four Sweetheart of the rodeo, you ride the Devil's back Turn away now as you go, you're never coming back Little girl just four years old, daddy ain't no damn good Ran away with your piggy bank, took everything he could Sweetheart of the rodeo, gonna trade in your name For a ticket on the ghost train, ride it all the way to fame Little girl just four years old, never knew her daddy's voice Just the sound of a wild bull kicking up clouds of dust All around us, all around us, all around us, all around us Sweetheart of the rodeo, you ride the Devil's back Turn away now as you go, you're never coming back