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'Dig a Pony' was largely made up in the studio and the words make very little sense. At one point it was called 'Con A Lowry' (possibly to a reference to a make of organ used in the studio) but John changed it to 'Dig A Pony'. "because 'I con a Lowry' didn't sing well... It's got to be d's and p's, you know." Similarly, the line 'I do a road hog' started 'I dig a skylight' and then become 'I did a groundhog'. "It had to be rougher," John argued. "I don't care if skylight was prettier." The chorus was taken from a separate song of John's written about Yoko Ono called 'All I Want Is You'. The original song listing for the album used this title rather than 'Dig a Pony'. In January 1969 when the song was recorded, John explained the secret of its composition,"I just make it up as I go along". In September 1980, he laconically concluded, "(just) another piece of garbage". |
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