When I grow up I want a pony I'm gonna ride her from dusk to dawn I'm gonna brush her mane and feed her sugar cane and keep her in safe from the storm If I had a pony I wander could I be your girl When I grow up I want a baby I'm gonna name it after Ralph Stanley And I'm sure I won't mind if it cries all night just as long as it looks like me If I had a baby I wonder could I be your girl? Yodelay he Yodeloh oh you rock my world Yodelay he yodeloh When I grow up I wanna be your girl When I grow up I want a cowboy With dust all over his jeans with a horse named Jack and a ten - gallon hat he is nice but he looks so mean If you were a cowboy I wonder could I be your girl CHORUS Instrumental - play Verse rythem to accompany lead When i grow up I'll be a lady all my rings will be made of gold I'll put flowers in my room I'll wear perfume I won't listen to Rock'n'roll If I was a lady I wonder could I be your girl. Yodelay he Yodeloh oh you rock my world Yodelay he yodeloh oh yodelay he When I grow up I wanna be When I grow up I wanna be When I grow up I wanna be your girl When I grow up I want a pony When I grow up I want a baby When I grow up I want a cowboy When i grow up I'll be a lady