We have placed this Nursery Rhyme, I had a little pony, in our category 'Lost Lyrics of an Old Nursery Rhyme'. But our grateful thanks goes to Robert Whiting for kindly providing some slightly different lyrics which he remembers from his childhood. Help us to maintain our history and heritage through the words and lyrics of old Nursery Rhymes like 'I had a little pony'.
 

I Had A Little Pony
Nursery Rhyme lyrics, origins and history

I had a little pony,
They called him Dapple-grey.
I lent him to a lady,
To ride a mile away.

She whipped him, she slashed him,
She rode him through the mire.
I would not lend my pony now,
For all the lady's hire.

I Had A Little Pony
Nursery Rhyme lyrics, origins and history