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Josh Rister - My Father Sold My Pony For This Boat

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(Intro)
Well, I ain’t here for sympathy
And I sure ain’t here to gloat
I’m just here to tell y’all a tale
About a pony and a boat

(Verse 1)
My tragedy starts twelve years ago
On a humid summer eve
My dad came home a-hauling
That which I couldn’t believe
A 24-foot pontoon
Sat in our driveway
He told me, “Son, I’m sorry
I had to trade Bubba away”

(Verse 2)
Well to me this news was shocking
It was more than I could stand
That my own beloved father
Could betray me, out of hand
He knew Bubba was mine
That wе loved riding, dawn to dusk
But even now, whеn I ask him
He just tells me to hush
(Refrain)
I’d much rather be riding
But here I sit and float
‘Cause when I was ten
My father sold my pony for this boat

(Bridge)
And I’m mad
I loved that horse like the air I breath
I get sad
When I think about my trusty steed
My old equine buddy
I ain’t seen since I was ten
I just wanna' feel his mane again
And ask him how he’s been

(Outro)
So when I get my inheritance
I’m gonna' sell that old pontoon
And find me a new pony
I’ll call him Bubba 2
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