THE COSTER'S PONY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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P'r'aps you wonder why you see me with a smile upon my face Why I'm looking all so jolly and so gay I was very nearly stoney, but it's thro' my little pony That a decent bit of luck has come to stay I was driving to the races in my nobby pony cart When a motor-car went wrong outside the 'Crown' And I heard the owner swearing, in a shocking rage declaring 'That's the second time the thing has broken down' Said he, 'I've got ten minutes left to get upon the course And I can win ten thousand if I back a certain horse. Chorus: 'Then what price my jolly little gee-gee?' To the great big 'sport' I cried 'Don't stand there tearing your hair Fortune depends upon the ride Jump inside, come and have a ride, all along with me Don't you fret, you'll win yet With my jolly little gee-gee-gee.' Then he jumped inside my little cart, and down the road we flew And the pony, 'pon my word, he seemed to know That he'd got to make running And the way he went was stunning but He always was adecent one to go The swell he shouted in my ear, 'He's worth his weight in gold I'll win that little pile, I'm certain sure And I'll put you on a double which will pay you for your trouble And I'll never trust a motor any more.' We landed on the course in time, the road was fairly clear And as I rubbed the pony down I whispered in his ear, Chorus: The racing was all over when I saw the swell again And he showed me what he'd won that lucky day Ev'ry pocket full of money - absolutely 'bees and honey' Why, he very nearly took my breath away He parkered out five hundred as the plucky pony's share And a set of silver-plated harness fine And wanted me to tell him what my figure was to sell him But he couldn't buy that little lot of mine We jog along together, I'm as happy as a king And when I see a motor bust it always makes me sing, Chorus: |
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Written and composed by Edgar Bateman & Henry E. Pether - 1907 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Performed by Gus Elen (1862-1940) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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