(chorus)
Come near and unsaddle
Come lay down yer battles
And all of your burdensome thoughts to rest
The kettle is steaming
So stop your daydreaming
And sit with the mare of the forest

(v1)
I wandered a while through
The thorns and the thistles
And my bones, they did whistle
In hopes of repose
And by nightfall I came to
An angel of nature
And though even a stranger
She silenced my woes

(repeat chorus)
Come near and unsaddle
Come lay down yer battles
And all of your burdensome thoughts to rest
The kettle is steaming
So stop your daydreaming
And sit with the mare of the forest

(v2)
She asked "Where ya goin' to?
And what's got you scattered?"
And I said "I'm a trav'ler in search of a home"
She said "I've no room here
But Ponyville's yonder
Not too far to wander
And you'll make it your own"

(repeat chorus)
Come near and unsaddle
Come lay down yer battles
And all of your burdensome thoughts to rest
The kettle is steaming
So stop your daydreaming
And sit with the mare of the forest

(v3)
As I followed her guidance
Through valleys and meadows
The sun painted shadows
And warmed up my soul
And though weary with wanderin’
My hoof-steps grew lighter
In my breast felt a fire
When’I’d found my new home

(repeat chorus)
Come near and unsaddle
Come lay down yer battles
And all of your burdensome thoughts to rest
The kettle is steaming
So stop your daydreaming
And sit with the mare of the forest

(v4)
So'if we're you've been wand'rin'
To ease your heart's worries
Don't be in a hurry
To find what you seek
For there in the forest's
A mare who reminds us
To share all our kindness
With all those we meet

(repeat chorus)
Come near and unsaddle
Come lay down yer battles
And all of your burdensome thoughts to rest
The kettle is steaming
So stop your daydreaming
And sit with the mare...

...of the forest