I met her at Clancys the cause of my trouble
a woman of beauty for all men to see
I gave her rye whiskey, she gave me a sixgun
said fools do the digging smart men work for me
chorus
theres gold in the mountains gold in the valley
gold in the river and gold in the sea
fortunes are waiting for men to claim them
but only the heartaches are waiting for me

She gave me her favours I gave her my sixgun
we cheated most all of the miners in town
and those who complained, that she dealt from the bottom
were challenged to draw and were quickly shot down
I'm so tired of fighting for love of this woman
the notches on my gun are twenty and three
so i'm leaving my lover the cause of my troubles
and only the heartaches are waiting for me

sing chorus again


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