Cody of
the Pony Express
In every corner of this world they boast of men so bold.
From Captain Blood to Mister Mud and England’s kings of old.
Why, every place I’ve ever been, they think their man’s the best.
But listen while I introduce a bold man of the West.
Refrain:
A thunderbolt bust and then a big cloud of dust
And out rides Cody of the Pony Express
Totin’ the mail beside him, he knows the trail to guide him,
Cody of the Pony Express.
Now, the Injuns wait by the canyon’s gate to take Bill by surprise
But they’ll never beat the mustang feet of the fastest horse alive.
So, over the rim he’s running,
Racing the wind, he’s coming,
Cody of the Pony Express!
Why I once saw Cody fight his way through a thousand Indian braves
Riding on a two-ton buffalo’s back, he jumped on an Indian’s grave
Then he took a half hitch in the buffalo’s tail and swing him ‘round and ‘round
Says, “Step up close, you red galoots, I’ll mo-o-o-o-w you down!”
This one is one of Bob Nolan's fast-paced comic songs written for "The Thundering West", a Columbia Pictures film starring Charles Starrett. The last verse did not appear in the original sheet music but was used in the film and the Orthacoustic recording. "Captain Blood" refers to a popular 1935 Errol Flynn picture.
Photocopies of the sheet music for this song are available from Calin Coburn, Bob Nolan's grandson. Email Calin for more details.
