No 22 in the UK charts in 1975.
Spoken
Never before in the history of mankind has the story been told of those brave frontiersmen
who carved out a passage in the Northwest and made it a place fit for heroes to live in.
This is the story of one such man, sausage tosser extraordinare his name Fred Ackroyd.
Intro = C D G
Chorus
G C
It's hard being a cowboy in Rochdale
G D
Spurs don't fit right on me clogs
G Bm C
It's hard being a cowboy in Rochdale
D G
'Cos people laugh when I ride past on our Alsatian dog
Verse 1
G C G
Almost every night there's a tripe and cowheel fight
G D
In our local pie and pea saloon
G Bm C G
And poor old Uncle Fred he spent eighteen months in bed
D G
'Cos he tried to kiss a girl who's a boy named Sue
Chorus
G C
It's hard being a cowboy in Rochdale
G D
Spurs don't fit right on me clogs
G Bm C
It's hard being a cowboy in Rochdale
D G
'Cos people laugh when I ride past on our Alsatian dog
Verse 2
G C G
When the sun shines in the west that's the time what I like best
D
And I go out punching cows with me brother Jack
G Bm C G
And poor old Uncle Fred he spent eighteen months in bed
D G
'Cos he punched one cow and she went and punched him back
Chords only as per verse
G C G D G Bm C G D G
Verse 3
G C G
In the local temperance bar we'd go and have a jar
D
There's sarsaparilla and liquorice juice to drink
G Bm C G
And poor old Uncle Fred he spent eighteen months in bed
D G
'Cos he supped the stuff he used to clean the sink
Chorus
G C
And it's hard being a cowboy in Rochdale
G D
Spurs don't fit right on me clogs
G Bm C
It's hard being a cowboy in Rochdale
D G
'Cos people laugh when I ride past on our Alsatian dog
Verse 4
G C G
Yer know when us cowpokes hit town we go an' 'orse around
D
With them good time girls Elsie and Mucky Peg
G Bm C G
When Auntie Kitty found Uncle Fred he spent eighteen months in bed
D G
'Cos you can't run fast with your pants halfway down your legs
Chorus
G C
It's hard being a cowboy in Rochdale
G D
Spurs don't fit right on me clogs
G Bm C
It's hard being a cowboy in Rochdale
D G
'Cos people laugh when I ride past on our Alsatian dog
Chords to fade
G C G D G Bm C G D G