Alaska Gold

Alaska Gold Well in 1904 I decided to make my way Heard about a gold rush almost every day Left my home and my family trying to get rich Now here I am sleeping in a ditch To many times spent money in the saloons Drinking and gambling from midnight till noon The queen of hearts I was told to hold But she robbed my pockets of silver and gold The whiskey I was drinking was my downfall When you ain’t got a penny you ain’t that tall All the pretty ladies treated me like a king But when you are busted you don’t mean a thing Ladies,whiskey and gambling my life was so fine Then I woke up one morning and didn’t have a dime Going back to my home where I wished I’d stayed Cause in Alaska in the ground your body will lay Marty West