1865 – Bob Dylan – New pony (1978)

 

Escrita por Bob Dylan, foi gravada entre 1 e 3 de maio de 1978, no estúdio Rundown, em Santa Monica, California e lançada no disco Street Legal, o décimo oitvavo de Bob Dylan, em 15 de junho de 1978. Foi produzida por Don DeVito. Fala de um poney chamado Lucifer que quebrou a perna e teve que ser sacrificado. Mas na verdade fala do romance de Dylan com Helena Springs, uma de suas cantoras de backing vocal. Foi composta em sua fazenda em Minnesota. Bob Dylan tocou guitarra e cantou. Billy Cross tocou guitarra. Steve Douglas tocou sax tenor. Jerry Scheff tocou baixo. Ian Wallace tocou bateria. Bobbye Hall tocou pandeiro. Carolyn Dennis, Joan Harris e Helena Springs fizeram backing vocals.

A letra:

I had a pony, her name was Lucifer
How much longer? How much longer?
I had a pony, her name was Lucifer
How much, how much, how much longer?
She broke her leg and needed shooting
I swear it hurt me more than it hurt her

Sometimes I wonder what's going on with Miss X
How much, how much? How much longer?
Sometimes I wonder what's going on with Miss X
How much, how much? How much longer?
She got such a sweet disposition
I never know what the poor girl's gonna do to me next

How much, how much? How much, how much,
How much, how much?, how much, how much longer?
Everybody says you're usin' voodoo
I see your feet walk by themselves
How much, how much? How much longer?
How umch, how much? How much longer?
Well everybody says you're usin' voodoo
I've seen your feet walk by themselves
How much, how much? How much longer?

Oh, baby, that God you been prayin' to
Gonna give ya back what you're wishin' on someone else

Come over here, pony, I wanna climb up one time on you
Come over here, pony, I wanna climb up one time on you
Come over here, pony, I wanna climb up one time on you

You're so nasty and you're so bad
But I said I love you, yes I do
How much, how much? How much, how much
How much, how much? How much, how much
How much, how much? How much, how much
How much, how much? How much, how much

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