The Pony Blues

Why don't you catch my pony, now saddle up my black mare?
 ...my pony, saddle up, up my black mare?
 You know, I'm gonna find my baby, well, in the world somewhere
 You know, he's a travelin' horse, an' he's too black bad
 He's a travelin' pony, I declare, he's too black bad
 You know, he got a gait, now, no Shetlan' ain't never had
 You know, I taken him by the rein an' I led him around and 'round
 I say, I taken him by the reins an' I, I led him, him 'round and 'round
 You know, he ain't the best in the world, but he's the best ever been in this town
 You know, he's a travelin' horse and he don't deny his name
 He's a travelin' pony and he don't deny his name
 You know, the way he can travel is a low-down, old, dirty shame
 Why don't you come up here, pony, now come on, please let's us go
 I said, "Come up, get up now, please pony, now let's us go"
 Let's we saddle on down on the Gulf of, of Mexico
 You know, the horse that I'm ridin', he can fox-trot, he can lope and pace
 I say, the pony I'm ridin', he can fox-trot, he can lope and pace
 You know, a horse with them many gaits, you know, I'm bound to win the race
 He's a travelin' horse an' he don't deny his name
 He's a travelin' pony, he don't deny his name
 The way he can travel is a low-down, old, dirty shame