The Blue-eyed Bay Mare
My gift from God was the blue-eyed mare; no other horse since her could compare
Texas bred by Aledo Bar, she was a mare that could go far
Bought in Colorado as an aged family horse, learned her gaits on the exercise course
Certified bred to a registered stallion, a 4H champion with a silver medallion
Took a job in Iowa in the fall, towed the mare in a trailer to answer the call
Once in your lifetime you could be so blest as to own a bay mare that gives you her best
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My gift from God was the blue-eyed mare; no other horse since her could compare
She gave birth on a gray winter day to a lively colt that loved to play
He raced and played and won every heart and was full of mischief from the start
We called him “Alex” after the Greek king; a horse in search of a golden ring
He strolled with his mother along the timberline, raced through the meadow and around the great pine
Once in your lifetime you could be so blest as to own a bay mare that gives you her best
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My gift from God was the blue-eyed mare; no other horse since her could compare
Moved on to Texas in the spring of the year and built her a barn
so she could be near
The mare rode kids without halter or rope, she knew when to walk and she knew when to lope
On a cloudy morning she gave us a start, running in the pasture she fell with a burst heart
We loaded her body in a trailer in the rear of the lot, buried her on our orchard in a quiet shady spot
Once in your lifetime you could be so blest as to own a bay mare that gives you her best
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My gift from the God was the blue-eyed mare; no other horse since her could compare
During her lifetime she had the best care; sadness we knew when we buried that mare
She was my ideal this blue-eyed bay mare, she still lives in my mind and she’s always there
In my mind’s-eye I can picture this mare, as she roams over green pastures and fields so fair
She drinks water from a crystal clear stream; she lives in my heart and comes when I dream
Once in your lifetime you could be so blest as to own a bay mare that gives you her best
The Professor
My gift from God was the blue-eyed mare; no other horse since her could compare
Texas bred by Aledo Bar, she was a mare that could go far
Bought in Colorado as an aged family horse, learned her gaits on the exercise course
Certified bred to a registered stallion, a 4H champion with a silver medallion
Took a job in Iowa in the fall, towed the mare in a trailer to answer the call
Once in your lifetime you could be so blest as to own a bay mare that gives you her best
* * * *
My gift from God was the blue-eyed mare; no other horse since her could compare
She gave birth on a gray winter day to a lively colt that loved to play
He raced and played and won every heart and was full of mischief from the start
We called him “Alex” after the Greek king; a horse in search of a golden ring
He strolled with his mother along the timberline, raced through the meadow and around the great pine
Once in your lifetime you could be so blest as to own a bay mare that gives you her best
* * * *
My gift from God was the blue-eyed mare; no other horse since her could compare
Moved on to Texas in the spring of the year and built her a barn
so she could be near
The mare rode kids without halter or rope, she knew when to walk and she knew when to lope
On a cloudy morning she gave us a start, running in the pasture she fell with a burst heart
We loaded her body in a trailer in the rear of the lot, buried her on our orchard in a quiet shady spot
Once in your lifetime you could be so blest as to own a bay mare that gives you her best
* * * *
My gift from the God was the blue-eyed mare; no other horse since her could compare
During her lifetime she had the best care; sadness we knew when we buried that mare
She was my ideal this blue-eyed bay mare, she still lives in my mind and she’s always there
In my mind’s-eye I can picture this mare, as she roams over green pastures and fields so fair
She drinks water from a crystal clear stream; she lives in my heart and comes when I dream
Once in your lifetime you could be so blest as to own a bay mare that gives you her best
The Professor