Summer Song #38... If I Had A Boat

If I had a boat

I'd go out on the ocean

& if I had a pony

I'd ride him on my boat

& we could all together

Go out on the ocean

Me upon my pony on my boat

If I were Roy Rogers

I'd sure enough be single

I couldn't bring myself to marrying old Dale

It'd just be me & trigger

We'd go riding through them movies

Then we'd buy a boat & on the sea we'd sail

& if I had a boat

I'd go out on the ocean

& if I had a pony

I'd ride him on my boat

& we could all together

Go out on the ocean

Me upon my pony on my boat

The mystery masked man was smart

He got himself a Tonto

'Cause Tonto did the dirty work for free

But Tonto he was smarter

& one day said Kemo Sabe

Kiss my ass I bought a boat

I'm going out to sea

& if I had a boat

I'd go out on the ocean

& if I had a pony

I'd ride him on my boat

& we could all together

Go out on the ocean

Me upon my pony on my boat

And if I were like lightning

I wouldn't need no sneakers

I'd come & go wherever I would please

& I'd scare 'em by the shade tree

& I'd scare 'em by the light pole

But I would not scare my pony on my boat out on the sea

& if I had a boat

I'd go out on the ocean

& if I had a pony

I'd ride him on my boat

& we could all together

Go out on the ocean

Me upon my pony on my boat

Lyle Lovett

1987

This is a serious favorite song of of mine. If I Had A Boat is one of 3 songs about the sea that made the list in my Top 10 Songs Of All Time. I wish it to be played at my memorial service. Take note.