Nine little horses sitting in my hand, oh Told if I hold 'em, I could be a better man One ran away 'cause he could not wait, oh Now I've only got eight Eight little horses in my jacket pocket, I Wore it so long, it started to rot One couldn't stand it, jumped down the shower drain Now I've got less than eight Seven little horses playin' by the trees Cops and robbers, believe it's all make-believe 'Til one got sick, eating cakes made of sticks Now I've only got six Six little horses lying in the meadow Not kidding, we saw the lion's tail Ate one horse and it ate one more and Now I've only got four Four little horses, we're traveling the world Three boy horses and one that's a girl One jumped off a boat and was lost at sea, and Now I've only got three Three little horses, sitting in my room and I'm Looking at them but I'm thinking about you Gave you my favorite, the one painted blue and Now I've only got two Two little horses, dancing with each other They're so very different, but they love one another One realized that love's just not enough So now I've only got one One little horse is still sittin' in my hand Told if I hold him, I could be a better man But I know he deserves so much better than me So I, I set the last one free Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm If you become a carousel Or if you're sold for glue Or if you're cold to me My tongue will stick to you