I’ve got a long gray mare, she won’t let me ride I got a long gray mare, she won’t let me ride She makes me brush her in the morning And put her to bed every night Long gray mare, why can’t we be just like before? Long gray mare, why can’t we be just like before? We used to ride so hard Until we just couldn’t ride no more Look at me gray mare, don’t I feed you everyday? Look at me gray mare, don’t I feed you everyday? But when I dig you with my spurs You turn around the other way