Theres gold in the mountains
Gold in the valleys
But only the heartaches are waiting for me

I left my home town one warm summer evening
Went down to the station to catch me a train
From west to Missouri and into Wyoming
And down to California to stake a gold claim

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

Theres gold in the mountains
Gold in the valleys
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

She gave me her favour 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
Were challenged to draw and were quickly shot down

But Im so tired of fighting for love of this woman
The notches on my guns are twenty and three
So Im leaving my lover because of my troubles
And only the heartaches are waiting for me

