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Diamonds and Gold, Diamonds and Gold |
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A man could be tempted by Diamonds and Gold |
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He'll spend his life and endanger his soul |
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Searching for Diamonds and Gold, Diamonds and Gold |
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Her blue eyes twinkled like diamonds |
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Her hair sparkled just like spun gold |
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With fortune we'd easily marry |
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And forever her soft hands I'd hold |
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I heard about a lost treasure |
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Long stashed in a far badlands cave |
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But only a fool would go looking |
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With desert and outlaws to brave |
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3. |
I packed up my gear and my bedroll |
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My wagon, my tack, and my team |
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Set out to discover the treasure |
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To share with the girl of my dreams |
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chorus |
Diamonds and Gold, Diamonds and Gold |
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A man could be tempted by Diamonds and Gold |
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Out on the trail for the treasure foretold |
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Searching for Diamonds and Gold, Diamonds and Gold |
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4. |
I traveled for weeks 'til I found it |
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A spire on a bluff laced with gold |
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Beneath the spire lay a cavern |
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There I found my diamonds and gold |
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5. |
I reached for the gold as I trembled |
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I touched it and felt a sharp fang |
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Gold rattler with scales of brown diamonds |
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Slid under a rock overhang |
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6. |
My vision went dark as I wavered |
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I heard her sweet voice in my ear |
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She whispered, "You chased after treasure |
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And lost everything you held, dear." |
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chorus |
Diamonds and Gold, Diamonds and Gold |
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A man could be tempted by Diamonds and Gold |
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He'll lose his life and he'll give up his soul |
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For diamondback Diamonds and Gold, Diamonds and Gold |
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7. |
Her blue eyes twinkled like diamonds |
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Her hair sparkled just like spun gold |
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I thought of her as I lay dying |
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My heart and my dreams growing cold |
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chorus |
Diamonds and Gold, Diamonds and Gold |
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I'll never return to my woman to hold |
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I lost my life and I gave up my soul |
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A victim of Diamonds and Gold, Diamonds and Gold |
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coda |
I wasted my life and endangered my soul |
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Now I'm with Diamonds and Gold |
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Forever with Diamonds and Gold |