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There's gold in the mountains, gold in the valley
Gold in the rivers and gold in the sea
Fortunes are waiting for men to claim them
But only the heartaches are waiting for me

I left my hometown one warm summer's evening
Went down to the station to catch me a train
Went west to Missouri then into Wyoming
And down to Tallahassee to stake a gold claim

I met her at Clancy's, the cause of my troubles
A woman with beauty for all men to see
She fed me rye whiskey and gave me a six gun
Said the fools do the diggin', smart men work for me.

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She gave me her favors; I gave her my six-gun
We cheated most all of the miners in town
And those that complained that she dealt from the bottom,
I challenged to draw and I quickly shot down.

I'm tired of killing for love of this woman
The notches on my gun are twenty and three
And though my heart's grievin', this woman I'm leavin'
'Cause only the heartaches are waiting for me.

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