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me and my uncle went a'riden down |
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From colorado west texas bound |
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We stopped over in santa fe |
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The part of being about half way. |
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Besides it was the hottest part of the day. |
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We led our ponies into a stall. |
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Went to a bar, boys. |
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Bought drinks for all. |
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Two days in the saddle, my body hurt, |
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And being summer, took off my shirt, |
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And tried to wash off some of that dusty dirt. |
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West texas cowboys, all over town, |
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With gold and silver, their loaded down. |
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Just in for round up |
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You know it seemed a shame |
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And so my uncle starts a friendly game |
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Hollow jack, the winner takes the game. |
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But from the beginning my uncle started to win. |
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Them texas cowboys they was mad as sin. |
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Some said he's cheatin' |
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Ah, but that can't be, because my uncle, well, he's as honest as me. |
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I'm about as honest as a denver man can be. |
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One of them cowboys, you know he started to draw. |
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I grabbed a bottle, slapped him on the jaw. |
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I had to shoot another now he won't grow old |
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In the confusion my uncle grabbed the gold. |
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We hightailed it down to mexico, |
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Mexico, went down to mexico. |
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God bless cowboys |
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God bless gold |
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God bless my uncle, god rest his soul |
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He taught me well, boys |
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He taught me all i know |
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Taught me so that i grabbed the gold |
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Left him lying there by the side of the road. |
