Pony Blues - Charley Patton

Hitch up my pony, saddle up my black mare
Hitch up my pony, saddle up my black mare
I'm gonna find a rider, baby, in the world somewhere.

Hello Central the matter with your line?
Hello Central the matter with your line?
Come a storm last night an' tore the wire down.

Got a brand new Shetland, man, already trained,
Got a brand new Shetland, baby, already trained,
Better get a little saddle, tie the loops on your rein.

Ain't a brownskin woman like somethin' fit to eat?
Brownskin woman like somethin' fit to eat?
But a jet-black woman, don't put your hands on me.

Took my baby, go meet the mornin' train,
I took my baby, meet that mornin' train,
An' the blues come down, baby, like showers of rain.

I've got somethin' to tell you when I get the chance,
Somethin' to tell you when I get a chance,
I don't wanna marry, just wanna be your man.