Video The Old Settlers Song de Alan Lomax 2025 Lyrics Lyrics

Alan Lomax - The Old Settlers Song Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I've traveled all over this country
Prospectin' and diggin' for gold
I've tunneled, hydraulic-ed, and cradled
And I have been frequently sold

[Chorus]
And I have been frequently sold
And I have been frequently sold
I've tunneled, hydraulic-ed, and cradled
And I have been frequently sold

[Verse 2]
For each man who got rich by mining
Perceiving that hundreds grew poor
I made up my mind to try farming
The only pursuit that was sure

[Verse 3]
So, rollin' my grub in my blanket
I left all my tools on the ground
I started one mornin' to shank it
For the country they call Puget Sound

[Chorus]
For the country they call Puget Sound
For the country they call Puget Sound
I started one mornin' to shank it
For the country they call Puget Sound
[Verse 4]
Arriving flat broke in midwinter
I found it enveloped in fog
And covered all over with timber
Thick as hair on the back of a dog

[Verse 5]
As I looked on the prospects so gloomy
The tears trickled over my face
And I thought that my travels had brought me
To the end of the jumpin' off place

[Chorus]
To the end of the jumpin' off place
To the end of the jumpin' off place
I thought that my travels had brought me
To the end of the jumpin' off place

[Verse 6]
But now, as I look all around me
Observing the world and its shams
I think of my happy condition
Surrounded by acres of clams

[Chorus]
Surrounded by acres of clams
Surrounded by acres of clams
I think of my happy condition
Surrounded by acres of clams
[Outro]
Surrounded by acres of clams
By acres of clams