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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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