Gordo: Ponies in the sun the race is soon beginning My father bet the family 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, there off! And they move in a herd Like a four-letter word And they're off Ticket float 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, 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 Till it disapeared. We also laughed a lot. That was a 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! And they're off!
Chorus: I hear the bell of the Starting gate
Gordo: They are off!
Chorus: We're salivating As we move it! Moving down the track!
Gordo: And they move in a herd Like a four-letter word And they're off!
Chorus: coming down the stretch!
Gordo: There is blood
Chorus: There is blood
Gordo: On the ground
Chorus: On the ground.
Gordo: And the band starts to play As the horses go 'round And 'round
Chorus: And 'round
Gordo: And 'round
Chorus: And 'round
Gordo: And 'round
Chorus: And 'round
Gordo: And 'round
Chorus: And 'round
Gordo: And 'round
Chorus: And 'round And 'round And 'round And 'round And 'round And 'round