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bjm7777 · 05-17-2010, 02:54 PM

Peter, Paul, and Mary recorded a song at around 1963 called "Pretty Mary" - and the lyric goes: "My horses ain't hungry/They won't eat your hay...". That and Gord's "My Pony Won't Go", I think, has to do with a lack of will anymore to keep trying in a dead-end releationship.

05-17-2010, 02:54 PM	#3
bjm7777 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Calgary, AB Posts: 268	Re: What does the song mean? Peter, Paul, and Mary recorded a song at around 1963 called "Pretty Mary" - and the lyric goes: "My horses ain't hungry/They won't eat your hay...". That and Gord's "My Pony Won't Go", I think, has to do with a lack of will anymore to keep trying in a dead-end releationship. __________________ "This time tomorrow we might all be packed and gone. I believe it's best we carry on..."