William Finn - And theyre off

^CPonies in the s^Gun ^AmThe race is soon beg^Ginning ^CMy father bet the family f^Gortune On a sl^Ameek brown ho^Grse ^AmMy father ha^Ed a hunch ^FWe gave up lunch So D^Dmaddy could ma^Eke a wa^Amger ^CMa would sc^Goff ^GShe would scoff ^GHear her scoff

And they're o^Cff! (La la l^Ama la la) Yeah, they're o^Gff! (La la la l^Fa la) And they ^Cmove in a herd Like a f^Amour letter word And they're o^Gff! (La la la la ^Ela) Tickets f^Amloat^G to the g^Froun^Dd And the b^Cand starts to p^Amlay As the h^Gorses go round And they're o^Cff! ^G

^CMommy sat and c^Gried ^AmBut Dad was unaf^Gfected ^GHe said "Hav^Ce you ever had a better^G two minutes In the ^Amlast three ye^Gars?" ^GShe said "^AmBut Joe, the d^Eumb horse lost!" ^EHe said "S^Fometimes joy has a te^Dmrrible c^Eost I kn^Amow that" ^{C Am} We would l^Gaugh ^GWe would sneer ^GWe would scoff

And they're o^Cff! (La la la^Am la la) Yeah, the^Gy're off! (La la la l^Fa la) Mommy's bit^Cing his neck As they rol^Aml on the deck And they'^Gre off (La la la^E la la) There is ^Ambloo^Gd on the gr^Foun^Dd And the b^Cand starts to pl^Amay As the hor^Gses go round And they're off!

^G# Isn't life funny? People lose money And have ^Cmfun ^G#Betting, of course, is

And on fa^Gmilies where the betting is done It's a j^Goke to believe someone's won

A^Cll we did was f^Gight P^Amlus they discu^Gssed the weather My fa^Cther bet the family fo^Grtune Till it ^Amdisappe^Gared We a^Amlso laugh^Eed a lot T^Fhat was a thing I of^Eten forgot to t^Amell you ^D But it's t^Grue ^GYes, it's true ^GIt is true

And he's o^Cff! (La la l^Ama la la) Daddy's o^Gff! (La la la^F la la) We get le^Ctters from Maine Where he tri^Ames to explain Why ^Ghe's off (La la la^E la la) What was l^Amost^G was not fo^Fund^D And the ba^Cnd starts to p^Amlay As the ho^Grses go round

And they're of^Cf! (I hear the bell at the sta^Amrting gate) They are o^Gff! (We're salivating as we're mo^Fving, moving down the track) And they mo^Cve in a herd Like a f^Amour letter word And they^G're off! (Coming down the ^Estretch) There is b^Amloo^Gd on the g^Frou^Dnd And the b^Cand starts to p^Amlay As the hor^Gses go round

And ro^Amund and round ^AmAnd round and round ^AmAnd round and round ^AmAnd round and round ^AmAnd round and round And round^G and round And round and round And they're ^Coff!