I learned back when I was six   Teachin' my stick horse to do tricks   Puttin' on a backyard rodeo   If I'd make him buck, hoop and holler   Grandma'd laugh and give me a dollar   It a lesson that I learned, all on my own      Gotta be a trick rider, can't be a part-timer   If he's gonna make a dollar, one thing I know   You can be a fancy roper, have a wild desire   Oh the trick rider always steals the show      I figured out just how to please 'em   Make the hard ones look so easy   Out there is the spot light all alone   I always tried to do my best   I praticed hard and faked the rest   They always got their money's worth   Everywhere I'd go      Gotta be a trick rider, can't be a part-timer   If he's gonna make a dollar, one thing I know   You can be a fancy roper, have a wild desire   Oh the trick rider always steals the show      I've been thrown off many times since then   I always got back on again   I found that if I tipped my hat for style   Folks out there would never know   They'd think it was part of the show   I could ride off in the sunset   Leave 'em with a smile      Gotta be a trick rider, can't be a part-timer   If he's gonna make a dollar, one thing I know   You can be a fancy roper, have a wild desire   Oh the trick rider always steals the show      Yeah, a trick rider always steals the show