Me And My Uncle - John Denver

Me And My Uncle - John Denver
Lyrics by：John Phillips
Composed by：John Phillips
Me and my uncle went a ridin' down
From Colorado west Texas bound
We stopped over in Santa Fe
Part it being about half way
Besides it was the hottest part of the day
We led our ponies into the stall
Went to a bar boys bought drinks for all
Two days in the saddle my body hurt
It being Summer took off my shirt
And tried to wash off some of that dusty dirt
West Texas cowboys all over town
With gold and silver they're loaded down
Just in from round up you know it seemed a shame
And so my uncle starts a friendly game
Hollow Jack the winner takes a gain
From the beginning my uncle started to win
Them Texas cowboys they was as mad as sin
Some said he's cheating aw but that can't be
Because my uncle he's as honest as me
And I'm about as honest as a Denver man can be
One of them cowboys you know he started to draw
I grabbed the bottle slapped him on the jaw
I had to shoot another now he won't grow old
In the confusion my uncle grabbed the gold
We hightailed it down to Mexico Mexico way down to Mexico
God bless cowboys God bless gold
God bless my uncle God rest his soul
He taught me well boys taught me all I know
Taught me so well that I grabbed the gold
Left him lying there by the side of the road