If I Had A Horse

Composer’s original recording:

Arrangement by Jon Burr for piano and tenor voice (as shown above):

If I had a horse and I knew how to ride
I’d be the Lone Ranger and I’d say goodbye
Off in the sunset she’d see me go
Yippee-i-ay and yippee-i-o

If I had a horse and I knew how to ride
My feelings for her I could really hide
She’d see me riding so far away
And then she would think
“Why can’t he stay?”

But that’s not practical in downtown L A
Riding horses would be one big mistake
I had hoped I could settle down
Instead I’ve got to get out of town

‘Cause I know now she doesn’t really love me
like the love for her I got inside me
So I’ll get the real jump on her
I’ll go ahead and I’ll dump her first

If I had a horse and I knew how to ride
I’d dump her right away if I knew how to ride
Off in the sunset she’d see me go
Yippee-i-ay and yippee-i-o

If I had a horse and I knew how to ride
If I had a horse and I knew how to ride
If I only had a horse and I knew how to ride
If I had a horse and I knew how to ride
Giddy up!