If I Had a Boat

Album: Pontiac (1987)
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  • And if I had a boat
    I'd go out on the ocean
    And if I had a pony
    I'd ride him on my boat
    And we could all together
    Go out on the ocean
    I said me upon my pony on my boat

    Now 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 and Trigger
    We'd go ridin' through them movies
    And we'd buy a boat and on the sea we'd sail

    And if I had a boat
    I'd go out on the ocean
    And if I had a pony
    I'd ride him on my boat
    And we could all together
    Go out on the ocean
    I said me upon my pony on my boat

    And now the mystery masked man was smart
    He got himself a Tonto
    'Cause Tonto did the dirty work for free
    But Tonto he was smarter
    And one day said, "Kemo sabe
    Kiss my ass I bought a boat
    I'm going out to sea"

    And if I had a boat
    I'd go out on the ocean
    And if I had a pony
    I'd ride him on my boat
    And we could all together
    Go out on the ocean
    Said me upon my pony on my boat

    And if I were like lightning
    I wouldn't need no sneakers
    Well I'd come and go whenever I would please
    And I'd scare 'em by the shade tree
    And I'd scare 'em by the light pole
    But I would not scare my pony
    On my boat out on the sea

    And if I had a boat
    I'd go out on the ocean
    And if I had a pony
    I'd ride him on my boat
    And we could all together
    Go out on the ocean
    I said me upon my pony on my boat
    I said me upon my pony on my boat Writer/s: Lyle Pearce Lovett
    Publisher: Regard Music, Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 4

  • Ellen from TennesseeHe definitely says bocean.
  • Byle Bovett from Bocean, TxBocean is a beauty
  • Susan from FloridaEvery time I listen to this song, it sounds like he is saying "bocean" not ocean. Anyone else hear that??
  • Chrissie from Raceland, LaThe Dave Matthews Band plays a cover of this song.
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