I tie my bones on that saddle

Slap that pony Lord, let it ride, let it ride

Let it ride like the wind

All the way to New Orleans

We're goin' live boys, goin' down the line

There's pretty flowers in California

Got no regrets makin' it my home

But there's some dirt there, out on the bayou

Waitin' for my bones, waitin' for my bones

So I tie my bones on that saddle

Slap that pony Lord, let it ride, let it ride

Let it ride like the wind

All the way to New Orleans

We're goin' live boys, goin' down the line

Goodbye my lady, goodbye my baby

Y'all are one thing I'm gonna miss

And when that fog grows in California

Give my love mama baby give a kiss

And I tie my bones on that saddle

Slap that pony Lord, let it ride, let it ride

Let it ride like the wind

All the way to New Orleans

We're goin' live boys, goin' down the line

To all you boys there out in the circle

Layin' it down and doin' it right

Where won't you pull off that bottle brother

And play all night boys, won't you play all night

When I tie my bones on that saddle

Slap that pony Lord, let it ride, let it ride

Let it ride like the wind

All the way to New Orleans

We're goin' live boys, goin' down the line