Biography:
Don Covay (born Donald Randolph, March 24, 1938 – January 30, 2015) was an American R&B, rock and roll and soul singer and songwriter most active in the 1950s and 1960s. He received a Pioneer Award from the Rhythm and Blues Foundation in 1994.
Donald Randolph was born in Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States. His father a Baptist preacher died when Don was eight. Covay resettled in Washington D.C. during the early 1950s and initially sang in the Cherry Keys, his family's gospel quartet.
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Pony Time:Don Covay.
#60 on BB Hot 100 on ARNOLD
Records in 1961.
INTRO:
Dm Cm Eb G Eb
It's Pony time, get up..(boogety, boogety, boogety,
boogety, shoot!!)
#1.
Eb Ab
Hey, now, everybody, in the Union Hall..it's Pony time
Eb
when you hear this call.
Bb Ab Eb
So, get with it, don't quit it, get up!
Eb
Do the pony with your partner (boogety, boogety, boogety,
boogety, shoot!!)
Eb
Or in a big boss line (boogety, boogety, boogety, boogety,
shoot!!)
Ab
But, anyway you do it (boogety, boogety, boogety, boogety,
shoot!!)
Eb
you're gonna look real fine (boogety, boogety, boogety,
boogety, shoot!!)
Bb Ab Eb
So, get with it..don't quit it..get up!
(boogety, boogety, boogety, boogety, shoot!!)
#2.
Eb
Now, you turn to the left when I say, Gee..turn to the
right when I say, Haw.
Eb
Now, Gee, yeah, yeah, little baby..now, Haw, yeah, now, baby,
Ab Eb
oh, baby (ooo-wee) oh, baby (ooo-wee) oh, baby, (ooo-wee)
Bb Ab
oh, baby (ooo-wee) oh, baby, (ooo-wee) oh, baby, (ooo-wee)
Eb
(Boogety, boogety, boogety, boogety shoot!!)
#3.
Eb
Gonna go see little Suzie, she lives next door, she's doin'
(Boogety, boogety, boogety, boogety shoot!!)
Ab Eb
The Pony, she's takin' the floor.
(Boogety, boogety, boogety, boogety shoot!!)
Bb Ab Eb
Oh, so, get with it, don't quit it, get up!
(Boogety, boogety, boogety, boogety shoot!!)
INTERLUDE: Eb Ab Eb Bb Ab Eb
(Boogety, boogety, boogety, boogety shoot!!)
#4.
Eb
Gonna go see little Suzie, she lives next door, she's doin'
(Boogety, boogety, boogety, boogety shoot!!)
Ab Eb
The Pony, she's takin' the floor.
(Boogety, boogety, boogety, boogety shoot!!)
Bb Ab Eb
Oh, so, get with it, don't quit it, get up!
(Boogety, boogety, boogety, boogety shoot!!)(Wooooo!!)
OUTRO:
Eb Ab
Yeah, Pony baby..oooooooooooooo, yeah....Pony baby..
Eb
yeah, Pony baby.............................
(Boogety, boogety, boogety, boogety shoot!!)..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
#60 on BB Hot 100 on ARNOLD
Records in 1961.
INTRO:
Dm Cm Eb G Eb
It's Pony time, get up..(boogety, boogety, boogety,
boogety, shoot!!)
#1.
Eb Ab
Hey, now, everybody, in the Union Hall..it's Pony time
Eb
when you hear this call.
Bb Ab Eb
So, get with it, don't quit it, get up!
Eb
Do the pony with your partner (boogety, boogety, boogety,
boogety, shoot!!)
Eb
Or in a big boss line (boogety, boogety, boogety, boogety,
shoot!!)
Ab
But, anyway you do it (boogety, boogety, boogety, boogety,
shoot!!)
Eb
you're gonna look real fine (boogety, boogety, boogety,
boogety, shoot!!)
Bb Ab Eb
So, get with it..don't quit it..get up!
(boogety, boogety, boogety, boogety, shoot!!)
#2.
Eb
Now, you turn to the left when I say, Gee..turn to the
right when I say, Haw.
Eb
Now, Gee, yeah, yeah, little baby..now, Haw, yeah, now, baby,
Ab Eb
oh, baby (ooo-wee) oh, baby (ooo-wee) oh, baby, (ooo-wee)
Bb Ab
oh, baby (ooo-wee) oh, baby, (ooo-wee) oh, baby, (ooo-wee)
Eb
(Boogety, boogety, boogety, boogety shoot!!)
#3.
Eb
Gonna go see little Suzie, she lives next door, she's doin'
(Boogety, boogety, boogety, boogety shoot!!)
Ab Eb
The Pony, she's takin' the floor.
(Boogety, boogety, boogety, boogety shoot!!)
Bb Ab Eb
Oh, so, get with it, don't quit it, get up!
(Boogety, boogety, boogety, boogety shoot!!)
INTERLUDE: Eb Ab Eb Bb Ab Eb
(Boogety, boogety, boogety, boogety shoot!!)
#4.
Eb
Gonna go see little Suzie, she lives next door, she's doin'
(Boogety, boogety, boogety, boogety shoot!!)
Ab Eb
The Pony, she's takin' the floor.
(Boogety, boogety, boogety, boogety shoot!!)
Bb Ab Eb
Oh, so, get with it, don't quit it, get up!
(Boogety, boogety, boogety, boogety shoot!!)(Wooooo!!)
OUTRO:
Eb Ab
Yeah, Pony baby..oooooooooooooo, yeah....Pony baby..
Eb
yeah, Pony baby.............................
(Boogety, boogety, boogety, boogety shoot!!)..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
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