I got me a stone pony : and I don't ride Shetland no more You can find my stone pony : hooked to my rider's door Vicksburg's my pony : Greenville is my grey mare You can find my stone pony : down in Lula town somewhere And I got me a stone pony : don't ride Shetland no more And I can't feel welcome : rider nowhere I go Vicksburg's on a high hill : and Natchez just below And I can't feel welcome : rider nowhere I go Well I didn't come here : steal nobody's brown I just stopped by here : well to keep you from stealing mine Hello Central : what's the matter with your line Come a storm at night : and tore the wire down