California Gold and Johnny Reb Part 1

california gold and Johnny reb I left my home in Tennessee to find some California gold Gonna strike it rich and find the mother lode After six long months on a dusty and lonesome trail After all of this ain’t no way I’m gonna fail Gonna find me a river gonna stake me a claim Yes it’s true I’m after gold,fortune and fame All I’ve got is my mining tools and food in my pack And when I find a big nugget I’ll throw the little ones back And all night long when I’m trying to get some rest Hear gunfire someone trying to prove who’s the best Found me a girl she’s as sweet as she can be Don’t have eyes for nobody else eyes just for me One night a drunk cowboy tried to make her his own The way he touched her chilled me to the bone Our guns started blazing my bullet hit his heart Noe I’m in a cell wishing I could make a new start The judge said guilty the gavel came down with a bang And I’ll stand in this courthouse watch you as you hang But my girl had other plans as she pulled out her gun Now we’re going back to Tennessee as fast as our horse can run Marty West