Ponies in the sun
The race is soon beginning
My father bet the fam?ly fortune
On a sleek brown horse
My father had a hunch
We gave up lunch
So daddy could make a wager
Ma would scoff
She would scoff
hear her scoff
And they?re off
Yeah, they?re off

And they move in a herd
Like a four-letter word
And they?re off

Tickets flow to the ground
And the band starts to play as the horses go round
And they?re off

Mommy sat and cried
But dad was unaffected
He said,
?Have you ever had a better two minutes
In the last three years??
we said,
?But dad, the dumb horse lost.?
He said,
?Sometimes joy has a terrible cost."
I know that
Ma would scoff
Woo she would scoff
Hear her scoff
And they?re off
Yeah, they?re off

Mommy?s biting his neck
As they roll on the deck
And they?re off

there is blood on the ground
And the band starts to play as the horses go round
And they?re off

Isn?t life funny?
People lose money
And have fun
Betting of course is
Hell on the horses
And on families where the betting is done
It?s a joke to believe someone?s won

All they did was fight
Plus they discussed the weather
My father bet the family fortune
?Til it disappeared
We also laughed a lot
That was the thing I often forgot
To tell you
But it?s true
Yes, it?s true
It is true
And he?s off
Daddy?s off

We get letters from Maine
Where he tries to explain
Why he?s off

What was lost, was not found
And the band starts to play as the horses go round
And they?re off!
Hey, they?re off


And they move in a herd
Like a four-letter word
And they?re off


Then there?s blood
On the ground
And the band starts to play as the horses go round
And round
And around
And around...

And they?re off!