"Barstool Cowboy" genre: Western Swing
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	Upbeat Country Swing with a Rodeo Theme and a sense of humor.
	CD: Chris Sparks   Label: Barstool Cowboy Entertainment Credits: Written by Chris Sparks
	Story Behind the Song In 1996, when I first started singing, we would drive an hour and a half from Greensboro, NC to Charlotte, NC every other Thursday just to sing one song at Coyote Joe's. Of course, we drove there every Wednesday and Saturday because it is such a good club and the Charlotte women are incredible. o):) Anyway, don't get me side tracked. At the back bar, they have barstools with saddles as seats. Me and the other guys were waiting to sing and talking about our one day super stardom. As always, the name popped in my head, Barstool Cowboy. No I hadn't been drinking! Since I sang a different original every week, I told them I would sing a song the next time called Barstool Cowboy. That is how the legend began. o):) So, two weeks later I sang a song about a guy who' mother wouldn't let him ride rodeo. She warned about everything but the honky tonks. So, he is just a Barstool Cowboy. Then, I filed for the Trademark for Barstool Cowboy, called the band The Barstool Cowboys, registered Barstool Cowboy Entertainment as my publishing company name with ASCAP and named the CD Barstool Cowboy. There is talk of a Barstool Cowboy soft drink, clothing line, shoe, pizza parlor and ice cream flavor. Just kidding! Who would name an ice cream flavor "Barstool Cowboy". In the song, I make a play on words with Chris LeDoux's song, "Hooked on an 8-Second Ride." I figured, "heck, if the guy rides a barstool, he's hooked on an 8-shot ride. So I put it on the back of the tour shirt and made it the tour slogan. Lyrics Barstool Cowboy Verse 1 His daddy was a rodeo man. Left his mama all alone. So she was determined Johnny wouldn't travel The road that his daddy's on. Mama said don't ride the bulls and son don't ride the broncs. She tried to warn him about everything; But, she forgot about the honky tonks. Chorus So he's a Barstool Cowboy. He saddles up to the bar. He can draw old Rot Gut. He can ride him hard. Mama didn't say, "No, son." So he knows that it can't be wrong. So he's just a Barstool Cowboy ridin' all night long. Verse 2 Well you may not believe me. Just give him half a chance. Give him a shot of old red eye. Sit back and watch him dance. Mama said he couldn't even ride a pick-up truck. So strap him onto a cool one; and, baby just watch him buck. Chorus He's a Barstool Cowboy. He saddles up to the bar. He can draw old Rot Gut. He can ride him hard. If he was a rodeo man, mama would have his hide. So he's just a Barstool Cowboy...Hooked on an 8-shot ride. Tag So he's just a Barstool Cowboy...Hooked on an 8-shot ride. Written by Chris Sparks Copyright 1998 Christopher Lee Sparks Barstool Cowboy Entertainment, ASCAP All Rights Reserved

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