I've seen it all boys, I've been all over
Been everywhere in the whole wide world
I rode the high line with old blind Darby
I danced real slow with Ida Jane

I was full of wonder when I left Murfreesboro
Now I am full of hollow on Maxwell street
And I hope my Pony, I hope my Pony
I hope my Pony knows the way back home

I walked from Natchez to Hushpukena
I built a fire by the side of the road
And I worked for nothin in a Belzoni saw mill
I caught a blind out on the B and O
Talullah's friendly Belzoni ain't so
A 44'll get you 99

I hope my Pony, I hope my Pony
I hope my Pony knows the way back home

I run my race with burnt face Jake
Gave him a Manzanita cross
And I've lived on nothin but dreams and train smoke
Somehow my watch and chain got lost
I wish I was home in Evelyn's Kitchen
With old Gyp curled around my feet

I hope my Pony, I hope my Pony
I hope my Pony knows the way back home
I hope my Pony, I hope my Pony
I hope my Pony knows the way back home