本网小评：“Pony”出自Kasey Chambers第三张专辑“Wayward angel”（《任性天使》）。在这张专辑里，一度走在乡村乐和摇滚乐交接点的kasey，音乐路逐渐拓宽并呈多元化趋势。专辑中，高音危危欲坠的“荆棘鸟”不见了，Kasey开始朝舒缓和流行化发展，而她对节奏、对鼓点的把握似乎也比以前沉稳许多。

“Pony”以一个小孩的视角，描绘了只有小女孩才会做的爱情梦：“拥有漂亮的‘小矮马’、生个可爱的‘小宝宝’、或摇身变为端庄贤惠的‘淑女’”——这都是女孩子托腮做白日梦时对未来的美好期盼，但无论做什么梦，都离不开最真、最痴、最纯、最可爱的梦——我那一天会不会成为你的新娘？

 详解澳洲荆棘鸟Kasey Chambers：On a bad day
 
     Lyrics 

When I grow up I want a pony
I'm gonna ride her from dust til dawn
I'm gonna brush hermane

Pony

And feed her sugar cane
And keep her in safe from the storm

If I had a pony
I wonder could I be your girl

When I grow up I want a baby
I'm gonna name it afterRalph Stanley
And I sure won't mind if it cries all night
Just as long as it looks like me

If I had a baby
I wonder could I be your girl

Yodelay he yodeloh oh
You rock my world
Yodelay he yodeloh
When I grow up I wanna be your girl

When I grow up I want a cowboy
With dust all over his jeans
With a horse named Jack
And aten-gallonhat
He is nice but looks so mean

If you were a cowboy
I wonder could I be your girl

ten-gallon hat

Yodelay he yodeloh oh
You rock my world
Yodelay he yodeloh
When I grow up I wanna be your girl

When I grow up I'll be a lady
All my rings will be made of gold
I'll put flowers in my room
I'll wear perfume
I won't listen to rock n roll

If I was a lady
I wonder could I be your girl

Yodelay he yodeloh oh
You rock my world
Yodelay he yodeloh
When I grow up I wanna be your girl

When I grow up I want a pony
When I grow up I want a baby
When I grow up I want a cowboy
When I grow up I'll be a lady

  Words and phrases

1.mane:马鬃

2.Ralph Stanley:可能指著名乡村音乐人拉尔夫·斯坦利，他被认为是“蓝草乐”的功臣，曾获44届格莱美奖。Kasey Chambers的这张专辑凸显出很多“兰草”元素。

3.ten-gallon hat:高顶宽沿毡帽，被认为是牛仔形象的象征

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