[Silence]
[Instrumental Intro: Twangy Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Honky-Tonk Piano, Deep Sub-Bass, Organ, Drums, Percussion, Harmonica]
[Intro]
Whoa there, boy!
(Whoa!)
Easy now…
(Easy!)
I said he ain’t lame!
(More like insane!)
Look out…
You cannot pass…
(He’s a wild ass!)
[Verse 1]
Found him standing by the fence
(Lookin’ mighty innocent)
Big brown eyes
(Full of surprise)
Thought he’d take a little hay
(Thought he’d calmly walk away)
Put the saddle on
(And then he was gone!)
Dust came flying
(Cowboy crying)
Boots went left
(Hat went right)
I grabbed the reins
(He grabbed incite!)
[Pre-Chorus]
Round the corral
Round the bend
Thought this ride
Would never end
Kickin’ dust
Shakin’ hide
Hang on tight
For the wild ass ride!
[Refrain]
Can’t you see
(That donkey)
Is not tame
(No, h’s not the same)
… wild ass
(Can’t pass)
Get on that hide
(And, ride, cowboy, ride!)
Hold on strong!
(It’s a wild ass ride!)
Hold on long!
(You’re on a wild ass ride!)
[Verse 2]
He took off like a rocket
(No one could stop it!)
Through the gate
(Too late!)
No, can’t retain…
(Like a freight train)
Over the hill
(What a thrill!)
Past the barn
(Alarm! Alarm!)
Through the creek
(What a streak!)
I yelled, “Whoa!”
(He replied, “No!”)
He had a mind
Of his own
And apparently
A destination unknown!
[Refrain]
Can’t you see
(That donkey)
Is not tame
(No, he’s not the same)
… wild ass
(Can’t pass)
Get on that hide
(And, ride, cowboy, ride!)
Hold on strong!
(It’s a wild ass ride!)
Hold on long!
(You’re on a wild ass ride!)
[Verse 3]
He jumped a log
(I lost my shoe)
He crossed a bog
(I lost two!)
He spun around
(I saw the ground)
Then bucked up high
(I kissed the sky!)
I grabbed his mane
(He grabbed my pride)
We both went flying
Side by side
I landed soft
(Well… relatively)
He looked at me
(Quite disrespectfully)
[Bridge]
Is he wild?
(All the way!)
Is he tame?
(Not today!)
Does he know
(Who’s the boss?)
Well… I’m at a loss
He said…
(“Hay!”)
I said…
Hey! Hey! Hey!
(On a runaway)
[Break]
[Drums and Bass Stop]
Whoa…
(Ohhh…)
Easy…
(Easy…)
Good donkey…
(Good donkey…)
Good—
[Sudden Full-Band Hit]
ASS!
[Instrumental]
[Extended Honky-Tonk Piano and Twangy Electric Guitar Solo — Harmonica and Saxophone Join, Drums Building to a Galloping Groove]
[Verse 4]
Now the sun is going down
(Still no saddle on the ground)
Dust is settling
(Heart is rattling)
Finally he slows
(Thank the Lord!)
Looks at me
(Like he’s bored!)
I slide down
(What a sight!)
Both my legs
(Are not right!)
He gives a snort
(Then turns away)
Like tomorrow
Is another day
[Refrain]
Can’t you see
(That donkey)
Is not tame
(No, he’s not the same)
… wild ass
(Can’t pass)
Get on that hide
(And, ride, cowboy, ride!)
Hold on strong!
(It’s a wild ass ride!)
Hold on long!
(You’re on a wild ass ride!)
[Outro]
And I know…
(Oh, I know…)
Oh, no, no, no
(Alas)
Wild ass!
[Silence]
The new release of the day, “Wild Ass Ride,” is a song about life in the modern day… accidentally set to a retro-futuristic cowboy hootenanny.
Written and recorded with the same acoustic/electric Ibanez guitar. The honky-tonk piano is a Kurzweil, and the synth is a miniNova.
So grab hold of those extreme scenes in your own backyard—and ride, cowboy, ride!