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Wide Horse

by The Skips

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SONG INFO:
For everyone who ever wanted a pony.
Recorded at Edmontone Studios by Doug Organ.
Featuring Bob Tildesley as the Wide Horse.

We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Department of Canadian Heritage (Canada Music Fund) and of Canada's Private Radio Broadcasters.

Wide Horse was a finalist in the International Songwriting Competition (Children's Music)! bit.ly/AhVgIM

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WIDE HORSE

I dreamed of a horse
Graceful and fleet
Her mane was dancing in the wind
The ground barely touched her feet

She’d whicker when she saw me:
I’m your horse and you’re my girl
Climb upon my back now
And let’s go see the world

I pleaded with my parents
They said Maybe one day
I studied books and learned some things
Like a white horse is sometimes a Gray

I saved up my allowance
I wished on starry skies
Until one day it happened
Much to my surprise

My parents bought me a Wide, Wide Horse
It was like riding a table
Except tables don’t try to scrape you off on trees
My parents bought me a Wide, Wide Horse
The meanest mare in the stable
And if by chance she runs away
Can I have a Pegasus please?

I know I was lucky
To get one at all
But the only time I can catch her
Is when she’s stuck inside her stall

I guess that I don’t blame her
We all want to be free
The only time she likes to run
Is when she runs away from me

CHORUS

Hello, horse, magnificent and wide
Wouldja like to go for a ride?
Really? That’s fantastic!
Oh. You were being sarcastic

CHORUS

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released October 31, 2011
Bob Tildesley on trumpet.
Doug Organ on keyboard.
The Skips on everything else.

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The Skips Edmonton, Alberta

Mike Siek and Marissa Kochanski write happy/sad songs about horses, zombies and butterflies.

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