When I was just a very young lad I walked up and I told my dad   A bareback rider's what I wanna be I want the whole world to know about me   In the rodeo arena I'll take my stand I wanna be known as a rodeo man   I'll come flyin' from the chute with my spurs up high   Chaps and boots reachin' for the sky   Spurrin' wild with my head throw'd back   You'll ask whose that well that's Bareback Jack   You'll ask whose that well that's Bareback Jack      The years of boyhood now have passed   It didn't take long to learn the tricks real fast   Now I'm goin' down the road with my rodeo gear   And I hope to make the finals in just a few years   And when my chance comes I'll give it a whirl   Try to win the championship of the world   I'll come flyin' from the chutes with my spurs up high   Chaps and boots reachin' for the sky   Spurrin' a wild with my head flung back   You'll all know me I'm Bareback Jack   You'll all know me I'm Bareback Jack      Well here I am I'm a layin' in bed   The sun of a buck jumped onto my head   I'm a-layin' here dyin' and a hurtin' real bad   Now I wish I'd listened to my old dad   When he said son you'd better stop foolin' around   You're gonna get your guts stomped into the ground   You'll come flyin' from the chute with your tail up high   That old buckin' horse is gonna throw ya in the sky   When you come down you're gonna break your back   Then we'll all know you as Old Crippled Up Jack   In a wheelchair with a broken back