album cover
artist
Alabama
Pony Express
295
Country
Pony Express was released on January 1, 1986 by BMG Special Products as a part of the album The Touch
album cover
AlbumThe Touch
Release DateJanuary 1, 1986
LabelBMG Special Products
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM106

OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Alabama
Alabama
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Teddy Gentry
Teddy Gentry
Composer
Ken Lambert
Ken Lambert
Composer
Buddy Cannon
Buddy Cannon
Composer
Dean Dillon
Dean Dillon
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Alabama
Alabama
Producer
Harold Shedd
Harold Shedd
Producer

Lyrics

He came in and sat down at the end of the bar
His old rawhide shirt full of dust
He asked for a glass and he ordered white whiskey
He talked to himself and he cussed
He'd left Sacramento early that morning
With a sack full of mail for St. Joe
Had to outrun some outlaws outside Carson City
By riding where they wouldn't go
He said to me, "Mister, this long riding's hell
But I guess it's got to be done
Otherwise how would you get all your mail
If the pony express couldn't run?"
I said, "I hear you, mister, and you do your job well
But I hear it won't be for long
They'll be sending the mail by the wire and the rail
And your pony and you will be gone"
He came in and sat down at the end of the bar
His coveralls covered with dust
He said Jesse James had just held up his train
He talked to himself and he cussed
He pulled out of St. Joe early that morning
With the mail and the union pay roll
Had to stop for a rock slide outside Jackson City
And Jesse made off with the gold
He said to me, "Mister, this railroading's hell
But I guess it's got to be done
Otherwise how would you get all your mail
If that old iron horse couldn't run?"
I said, "I hear you, mister, and you do your job well
But I hear it won't be for long
They'll be sending the mail without you or the rail
'Cause they say man will fly before long"
He came in and sat down at the end of the bar
His face looked all haggard and gray
He ordered a drink and said, "Make it a double
Boys, it's sure been a long day"
He'd flown out of Denver early that morning
He said, "You'll never guess where I've been
A high jacker needed a lift down to Cuba
So your mail would be late getting in"
Said, "I hear you, mister, and you do your job well
But you know it ain't been that long
They were doing it best with the pony express
Before you and your friends came along"
Written by: Buddy Cannon, Dean Dillon, Ken Lambert, Teddy Gentry

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