Norman Blake - Old Grey Mare lyrics

Once I had an old gray mare Once I had an old gray mare Once I had an old gray mare She couldn't see and she couldn't hear I took her down in the field to plow I took her down in the field to plow I took her down in the field to plow That damned old fool she didn't know how I got down on my knees to pray I got down on my knees to pray I got down on my knees to pray And I scared that damned old fool away I jumped up and followed her track I jumped up and followed her track I jumped up and followed her track And I found her in a mud hole flat on her back Once I had an old gray mare Once I had an old gray mare Once I had an old gray mare She could not see and she couldn't hear