Misty River - Black Pony lyrics

WHEN I WAS A LITTLE GIRL, I HAD NO TIME NO TIME FOR CERE-MONIES ALL I WANTED WAS TO SEE THE WORLD FROM THE BACK OF A LITTLE BLACK PONY FROM THE BACK OF A LITTLE BLACK PONY MR. LEE LIVED ACROSS THE STREET, HAD A DAUGHTER MY AGE NAMED JOANIE IN THE SUMMERTIME WE'D BUILD US A BOAT WE'D SAIL TO THE ISLAND CONY, WE'D SAIL TO THE ISLAND CONY BREAK ( fiddle ) THERE USED TO BE A MEDICINE MAN TO COME AROUND EVERYBODY CALLED HIM A PHONY - BUT I THOUGHT HE WAS A KING, WHEN I HEARD HIM RING A BIG BELL ON THE LITTLE BLACK PONY, HE WAS RIDIN' ON A LITTLE BLACK PONY I SAID "OH MISTER WHAT CAN I GIVE YOU I HAVEN'T GOT MUCH MONEY - BUT I'LL DO ANYTHING, EVEN TRY TO SING IF YOU'LL LET ME HAVE THAT PONY, I GOTTA HAVE THAT LITTLE BLACK PONY." HE SAID "CHILD" LEARN TO PLAY THE BANJO PLAY THE OLD TUNES HAPPY AND LONELY - AND I'LL BE BACK THIS WAY SOMEDAY & YOU CAN HAVE THAT PONY - YOU CAN HAVE THAT LITTLE BLACK PONY BREAK (BANJO) WELL, THE OLD MAN HE NEVER CAME BACK BUT I NEVER ONCE THOUGHT HE WAS A PHONY - I JUST GUESS HE MUST HAVE REALIZED HE COULDN'T DO WITHOUT THAT PONY HE COULDN'T LIVE WITHOUT A LITTLE BLACK PONY MR. LEE MOVED AWAY AND GOT A JOB IN THE CITY THAT'S THE LAST I HEARD OF JOANIE - BUT I CAN'T FORGET THE CARDBOARD BOATS AND I STILL LOVE LITTLE BLACK PONIES - I STILL LOVE LITTLE BLACK PONIES