Ol' Double Diamond

The ol' Double Diamond lay out east of Dubois in the land of the buffalo



And the auctioner's gavel it rapped and it rattled



As I watched the ol' Double Diamond go



And won't you listen to the wind mother nature's violin



When I first hired on at the ol' Double Diamond



I was a damn poor excuse for a man



I never learned how to aim while my spirt was tame



I didn't know all the cards in my hand



And the wind whipped the granite above me



And blew the tumbleweeds clean through my soul



Well I fought her winters and I busted her horses



I took more than I thought I could stand



But the battles with the mountains and the cattle



Will bring out the best in a man



I guess a sailor needs an ocean and a mama her babies to hold



But I need the plains of Wyoming in the land of the buffalo



But now she's sellin' out and I'm movin' on



But I'm leaving with more than I came



Cause I got this pony and he ain't for sale and I've got this song to sing



I've got a new range to find I've got a new knot to tie



In a country where cowboys are king



We turned tails to the wind at the ol' Double Diamond



And took off down through the sage



And won't you listen to the wind mother nature's violin