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[Verse 1]
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Death ain't nothin' but a speckled pony ain't never been rode
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That's what Freddy Jones he told me many bottles ago
A D
And I guess Freddy was the best damn hand that would slip in his faded jeans
E A
Everybody said Freddy did everything bad but he never did anything mean
[Verse 2]
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Yeah death ain't nothin' but a speckled pony Freddy came to know
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Readin' his motel bible in Vaughn, New Mexico
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Now there's lots of trails old man Freddy rode won't never be rode no more
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Cause he's out there lyin' in a line shack dyin' with a chair up against the door
[Chorus]
D A
And I recall when Freddy told me when I ride my speckled pony
E A
I'm gonna let that pony know he found a man to ride him well
D A
All my friends have gone before me but I'll ride him home to glory
E A
Out of nothing but my ornery and my pride in my own self
[Verse 3]
A D
Now can’t you hear that speckled pony he's ridin' tonight
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And old Freddy Jones is just a workin' cowboy and he’s holdin' on tight
A D
In a shack with a cot and a Coleman stove in the cold panhandle wind
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There's a friend of mine that don't know his kind ain't never gonna come again
[Chorus]
D A
Yeah I recall when Freddy told me when I ride my speckled pony...
E A
I'm gonna let that pony know he found a man to ride him well
D A
All my friends have gone before me but I'll ride him home to glory
E A
Out of nothing but my ornery and my pride in my own self
[Outro]
D A
So Freddy ride Freddy ride your speckled pony
E A
Kick him high ride him long
