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