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"My Pony Boy" 
Sheet music cover (1909).Music by Charley O'Donnell. Lyrics by Bobbie Heath Published 1909 Language English "My Pony Boy" is a popular song written in 1909 by Bobby Heath (lyrics) and Charley O'Donnell.
Along with songs like "Cheyenne", it became a cliché, as its tune was frequently used in Western movies and cartoons. It works especially well when played on a "Honky tonk" piano.
The first verse explains that the central character of the song has many female admirers; the second that the "Fluffy Ruffle girl" has won his heart. The chorus:
- Pony Boy, Pony Boy
- Won't you be my Pony Boy
- Don't say no
- Here we go
- Off across the plains
- Marry me
- Carry me
- Right away with you
- Giddy up, giddy up, giddy up, whoa!
- My Pony Boy[1]
The old expression "giddy up", exhorting a horse to gallop at high speed, is a corruption of "get ye up".
In the 1931 Krazy Kat short Rodeo Dough, a female spaniel sings the song after Krazy wins a rodeo event.
Bruce Springsteen included a modified version as the last song on his 1992 album Human Touch
Contents
Recordings
Victor Records # 16356, Ada Jones, singer
Bibliography
- Heath, Bobbie; O'Donnell, Charlie. "My Pony Boy" (sheet music). New York: Jerome H. Remick & Co. (1909).
Links
References
- ^ Heath, "My Pony Boy"
Categories:- 1909 songs
- American popular music
- Western music
- Country song stubs
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