If I Had a Boat
Lyle Lovett Lyrics

And if I had a boat
If the singer had a boat

I'd go out on the ocean
He would take this boat out into the ocean

And if I had a pony
If the singer had a pony

I'd ride him on my boat
He would ride this pony on his boat

And we could all together
The singer, his pony and his boat could all go together

Go out on the ocean
They would venture out into the ocean

I said me upon my pony on my boat
The singer emphasizes that he would be on his boat with his pony

Now if I were Roy Rogers
The singer imagines himself as Roy Rogers

I'd sure enough be single
He would remain unmarried

I couldn't bring myself to marrying old Dale
He would not marry a woman like Dale

It'd just be me and Trigger
The singer and his horse, Trigger, would be together

We'd go ridin' through them movies
They would ride through films like Roy Rogers did

And we'd buy a boat and on the sea we'd sail
They would buy a boat and go sailing on the sea

And now the mystery masked man was smart
The singer references the Lone Ranger in this line

He got himself a Tonto
The Lone Ranger had Tonto as his companion

'Cause Tonto did the dirty work for free
Tonto did the dangerous work for the Lone Ranger without expecting payment

But Tonto he was smarter
Tonto was actually cleverer than the Lone Ranger

And one day said, 'Kemo sabe
Tonto called the Lone Ranger 'Kemo sabe', which means 'trusted scout' in Apache

Kiss my ass I bought a boat
Tonto bought a boat and told the Lone Ranger to kiss his ass

I'm going out to sea'
Tonto was going out to sea on his boat

And if I were like lightning
If the singer were like lightning

I wouldn't need no sneakers
He would not need any sneakers if he were like lightning

Well I'd come and go whenever I would please
He would be able to come and go whenever he wanted

And I'd scare 'em by the shade tree
He would be able to scare people by a tree providing shade

And I'd scare 'em by the light pole
The singer would be capable of scaring people by a light pole

But I would not scare my pony
Although he would scare most things, he would not scare his beloved pony

On my boat out on the sea
The singer envisions himself and his pony out on the boat on the sea

Said me upon my pony on my boat
The singer reiterates his vision of himself and his pony on the boat

I said me upon my pony on my boat
The singer repeats his vision of himself and his pony on the boat