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W _ hen it's_ midnight_ o _ n_ the meadow_ a _ nd_ the cats_ are in_ _ the shed__
A _ nd the river_ t _ ells_ a story_ a _ t_ the window by_ _ my bed__ _
If you listen_ v _ ery_ closely_ b _ e as_ quiet_ a _ s_ you can__ _
In the y _ ard_ you'll hear him_ _ it is_ the p _ ony man_ _ _
W _ e're always_ t _ here_ to greet him_ w _ hen he_ tumbles in_ _ -to town_ _ _
H _ e leads_ a s _ tring of_ ponies_ s _ ome are_ white and_ s _ ome are_ brown__ _
And they never_ s _ eem_ to kick or_ b _ ite_ they only_ w _ ant to play__ _
And they live on_ c _ andy ap-ples__ _ ins tead of o _ ats and_ hay__ _
And when we're all_ _ as sembled_ _ he gives_ a s _ oft_ com mand__
A _ nd we climb_ ab _ oard_ our ponies_ a _ s_ in a r _ ow_ they stand__ _
Then down_ the road_ _ we gallop_ a _ nd_ a cross_ the f _ ields_ we fly__ _
And soon_ we a _ ll_ go sailing o _ ff_ in to the m _ idnight_ sky__ _ | _ _ |
And as_ we gai_ _ -ly rock_ al _ ong_ be side a r _ ippling_ sea__
T _ here's Tom_'n D _ ick_'n Sally__ _ and Mary Joe_ _ and me__ _
And the po_-ny man_ _ is leading c _ ause he's_ travelled_ here_ _ before_ _ _
And he gives_ a w _ hoop_ and a holler__ _ at Mr. M _ oon's front door__ _
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And then_ we s _ top_ to rest_ a w _ hile_ where the soda_ r _ iver_ glides__ _
Up to the s _ lip_ comes a pi_-rate s _ hip_ to take us f _ or_ a ride___ _
And the pony man's_ _ the captain a _ nd_ the children a _ re the crew__ _
And we go_ in s _ earch_ of treasure_ _ and laugh_ the w _ hole night through__ _
And when the hold_ _ is filled with g _ old and the sails_ b _ egin to strain__ _
And the deck's piled h _ igh_ with ap_-ple p _ ie_ we head_ for p _ ort_ a gain__ _
And down the w _ hirling stair-case_ _ so swift our p _ onies_ fly__ _
And we're sa_-fely in_ _ our beds again_ _ when the sunbeams k _ iss_ the sky__ _
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W _ hen it's_ midnight_ o _ n_ the meadow_ a _ nd_ the cats_ are in_ _ the shed__
A _ nd the river_ t _ ells_ a story_ a _ t_ the window by_ _ my bed__ _
If you listen_ v _ ery_ closely_ b _ e as_ quiet_ a _ s_ you can__ _
In the y _ ard_ you'll hear him_ _ it is_ the p _ ony man_ _ _
