The Double Diamond - Kyle Evans Lyrics
The Double Diamond
In the land of the buffalo
And the auctioneer's gavel, how it rapped and it rattled
As I watched the old Double Diamond go,
Won't you listen to the wind
Mother Nature's violin
When I first hired on the old Double Diamond
I was a dammed poor excuse for a man
Couldn't see all the cards in my hand
And the wind whipped the granite above me
Blew the tumble weeds clean through my soul
Well I fought her winters and I busted her horses
And I took more than I thought I could stand
But the battles with the mountains and cattle
Seemed to bring out the best in a man
I guess a sailor, he needs an ocean
And a mama, her babies to hold
I need the hills of Wyoming
In the land of the buffalo
Now she's sellin' out, I'm movin' on
But I'm leavin' with more than I came
'Caus I've got this saddle and it ain't for sale
And I've got this song to sing,
I'll find a new range to ride, a new knot to tie
In a country where cowboys are kings
Turn my tail to the wind and the old Double Diamond,
Disappear into the sage...
[Thanks to Connie for lyrics]