| Pony Pokey | |
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| Episode | The Best Night Ever |
| Character(s) | Pinkie Pie |
| Sung by | Shannon Chan-Kent |
| Music by | Daniel Ingram (melody) William Anderson (arrangement) |
| Lyrics by | Amy Keating Rogers |
| Length | 1:24 |
| Album | Pinkie Pie's Party Playlist |
| Season | Season 1 |
| Transcript | The Best Night Ever |
| BMI Work No. | 13382182 |
| Key signature | D♭, D, E♭, E, F major |
| International versions | |
| Pony Pokey (Album Version) | |
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| Music by | Daniel Ingram |
| Length | 1:25 |
| Season | Season 1 |
| Key signature | D♭, D, E♭, E, F major |
| International versions | |
Pony Pokey is the third and final song in the season one finale The Best Night Ever. It is sung entirely by Pinkie Pie and is accompanied with live music from Octavia Melody and other members of the small orchestra at the Gala. She sings this song in an attempt to brighten the snobbish and mundane mood of the Grand Galloping Gala, which is not what she imagined the Gala to be. The song matches most of the events that are shown on-screen.
The song is one of many variations of "Hokey Pokey" or "Hokey Cokey". Since the original in America is still copyrighted, the show used a slightly altered melody. This song's instrumental part was added by William Anderson after Shannon Chan-Kent recorded her vocals, and according to data on Broadcast Music, Inc.'s website, the original composer of the melody was Daniel Ingram, with Anderson adding music later.
It is the sixth track on the album Pinkie Pie's Party Playlist. The version on the album has much different instrumentation akin to the standard FIM song such as the guitar, mandolin, and synthesizer, and also removes Fluttershy's line.
Lyrics[]
Pinkie singing.
- [Pinkie Pie]
- You reach your right hoof in
- You reach your right hoof out
- You reach your right hoof in
- And you shake it all about
- You do the Pony Pokey meeting lots of folks with clout
- That's what I'm talking about
- You step your left hoof in
- You pull it right back out
- You step your left hoof in
- But you better help him out
- You do the Pony Pokey but should find a different route
- That's what it's all about
- You kick your back left in
- You pull your back left out
- You reach your back left in
- Just be brave and have no doubt
- You do the Pony Pokey feeling like you're gonna pout
- That's what I'm singing about
- You tilt your head in
- You tilt your head out
- You tilt your head in
- Then you shake it all about
- You do the Pony Pokey even though your date's a lout
- You're better off without
- You stomp your whole self in
- You stomp your whole self out
- You stomp your whole self in
- And you stomp yourself about
- You do the Pony Pokey and you give a little shout-
- Fluttershy: COME OUT!
- [Pinkie Pie]
- That's what I'm talking about
- You do the Pony Pokey
- You do the Pony Pokey
- You do the Pony Pokey
- And that's what it's all about
- Yeah!