TRACK TALK #118 New Pony

NEW PONY
ALBUM : Street Legal (1978)
Recorded : Avril 1978
Released : 15 Juin 1978



Lyrics
Once I had a pony, her name was Lucifer
I had a pony, her name was Lucifer
She broke her leg and she needed shooting
I swear it hurt me more than it could ever have hurted her

Sometimes I wonder what’s going on in the mind of Miss X
Sometimes I wonder what’s going on in the mind of Miss X
You know she got such a sweet disposition
I never know what the poor girl’s gonna do to me next

I got a new pony, she knows how to fox-trot, lope and pace
Well, I got a new pony, she knows how to fox-trot, lope and pace
She got great big hind legs
And long black shaggy hair above her face

Well now, it was early in the mornin’, I seen your shadow in the door
It was early in the mornin’, I seen your shadow in the door
Now, I don’t have to ask nobody
I know what you come here for

They say you’re usin’ voodoo, your feet walk by themselves
They say you’re usin’ voodoo, I seen your feet walk by themselves
Oh, baby, that god you been prayin’ to
Is gonna give ya back what you’re wishin’ on someone else

Come over here pony, I, I wanna climb up one time on you
Come over here pony, I, I wanna climb up one time on you
Well, you’re so bad and nasty
But I love you, yes I do

Jack White m'a vraiment fait redécouvrir ce morceaux. Je ne l'estimais pas avant et maintenant j'aime bien l'écouter. Très étrange, comme Street Legal finalement...

C'est de lui qu'on se moque quand on dit qu'on est venu en poney?

J'adore ce morceau. Et j'explique pourquoi dans cette vidéo à 25:30 :