I got me a stone pony and I don't ride Shetlands no more I got me a stone pony, don't ride Shetlands no more You can find my stone pony hooked to my rider's door Vicksburg's my pony, Greenville is my grey mare Vicksburg's my pony, Greenville, Lord, 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 Shetlands no more Got a stone pony, don't ride Shetlands no more And I can't feel welcome, rider nowhere I go Vicksburg's on a high hill and Natchez just below Vicksburg's on a high hill, Natchez just below And I can't feel welcome, rider nowhere I go Well, I didn't come here, steal nobody's brown 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? Hello, Central, matter now with your line? Come a storm at night and tore the wire down