本網小評：“Pony”出自Kasey Chambers第三張專輯“Wayward angel”（《任性天使》）。在這張專輯里，一度走在鄉村樂和搖滾樂交接點的kasey，音樂路逐漸拓寬并呈多元化趨勢。專輯中，高音危危欲墜的“荊棘鳥”不見了，Kasey開始朝舒緩和流行化發展，而她對節奏、對鼓點的把握似乎也比以前沉穩許多。

“Pony”以一個小孩的視角，描繪了只有小女孩才會做的愛情夢：“擁有漂亮的‘小矮馬’、生個可愛的‘小寶寶’、或搖身變為端莊賢惠的‘淑女’”——這都是女孩子托腮做白日夢時對未來的美好期盼，但無論做什么夢，都離不開最真、最癡、最純、最可愛的夢——我那一天會不會成為你的新娘？

 詳解澳洲荊棘鳥Kasey Chambers：On a bad day
 
     Lyrics 

When I grow up I want a pony
I'm gonna ride her from dust til dawn
I'm gonna brush hermane

Pony

And feed her sugar cane
And keep her in safe from the storm

If I had a pony
I wonder could I be your girl

When I grow up I want a baby
I'm gonna name it afterRalph Stanley
And I sure won't mind if it cries all night
Just as long as it looks like me

If I had a baby
I wonder could I be your girl

Yodelay he yodeloh oh
You rock my world
Yodelay he yodeloh
When I grow up I wanna be your girl

When I grow up I want a cowboy
With dust all over his jeans
With a horse named Jack
And aten-gallonhat
He is nice but looks so mean

If you were a cowboy
I wonder could I be your girl

ten-gallon hat

Yodelay he yodeloh oh
You rock my world
Yodelay he yodeloh
When I grow up I wanna be your girl

When I grow up I'll be a lady
All my rings will be made of gold
I'll put flowers in my room
I'll wear perfume
I won't listen to rock n roll

If I was a lady
I wonder could I be your girl

Yodelay he yodeloh oh
You rock my world
Yodelay he yodeloh
When I grow up I wanna be your girl

When I grow up I want a pony
When I grow up I want a baby
When I grow up I want a cowboy
When I grow up I'll be a lady

  Words and phrases

1.mane:馬鬃

2.Ralph Stanley:可能指著名鄉村音樂人拉爾夫·斯坦利，他被認為是“藍草樂”的功臣，曾獲44屆格萊美獎。Kasey Chambers的這張專輯凸顯出很多“蘭草”元素。

3.ten-gallon hat:高頂寬沿氈帽，被認為是牛仔形象的象征

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