This is a children's song, but sung from an adult's perspective. It's a mixture of the narrator's dreams of freedom, thrown together in a somewhat paradoxical manner. One of the few places you CAN'T ride a pony is on a boat. And if you leave on a boat, you likely can't take the horse with you, likewise if you depart on a horse, the boat will have to stay behind.
The verse are about Roy Rogers is a child's rejection of a cowboy show's narrative. He doesn't wish to marry and prefers to sail off with his horse. He's seeking freedom and adventure in a naive but passionate manner.
The verse about Lone Ranger is also a child's perspective on a TV show, asking why the native american sidekick does the dirty work. Then Tonto outsmarts his boss, tells him "kiss my ass", and leaves on a boat with his horse.
"If I were like lightning" conjures up a child's concept of being all-powerful but needing to temper his force for his horse on his boat. The child must overcome bad forces to achieve freedom, then he can be peaceful again.
This is a children's song, but sung from an adult's perspective. It's a mixture of the narrator's dreams of freedom, thrown together in a somewhat paradoxical manner. One of the few places you CAN'T ride a pony is on a boat. And if you leave on a boat, you likely can't take the horse with you, likewise if you depart on a horse, the boat will have to stay behind.
The verse are about Roy Rogers is a child's rejection of a cowboy show's narrative. He doesn't wish to marry and prefers to sail off with his horse. He's seeking freedom and adventure in a naive but passionate manner.
The verse about Lone Ranger is also a child's perspective on a TV show, asking why the native american sidekick does the dirty work. Then Tonto outsmarts his boss, tells him "kiss my ass", and leaves on a boat with his horse.
"If I were like lightning" conjures up a child's concept of being all-powerful but needing to temper his force for his horse on his boat. The child must overcome bad forces to achieve freedom, then he can be peaceful again.