Tonalidad: E minor
Verse 1
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Oh, the wind blows cold
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On the trail of the buffalo
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Oh, the wind blows cold
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In the land of the Navajo
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In the land of the Navajo
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Verse 2
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A hundred miles from nowhere
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out on the desert sand
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One- eyed Jack, the trader,
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held some torquoise in his hand
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By his side sat Running Elk,
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his long- time Indian friend
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He vowed that he would stay
Verse 3
by Jack until the bitter end
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Jack had gambled everything he owned
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to lead this wandering life
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He might have had a happy home
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and a tender loving wife
But his hunger was for trading trapper's
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furs for torquoise stone
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Anything that the Indians had,
Interlude 1
Jack wanted for his own
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Verse 4
Jack to Running Elk,
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I'll gamble all my precious stones
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Before I leave my body here among
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these bleaching bones
But now my time is drawing near
C
and I'm filled with dark regret
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My spirit longs to journey as the
G
sun begins to set
Verse 5
G
For we raped and killed, we stole your land,
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we ruled with guns and knives
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Fed whiskey to your warriors while
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we stole away your wives
Said Running Elk, what's done is done,
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you white men rule this land
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So lay the cards face up and play your last broken- hearted
Interlude 2
hand
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Verse 6
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[chorus] When you're
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dealing cards with death,
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the joker's wild, the ace is high
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Jack bid the Mississippi River,
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Running Elk raised him the sky
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Jack saw him with the sun and moon
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and upped him with the stars
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Running Elk bet the Rocky Mountains,
Jupiter, and Mars
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Verse 7
The sun was sinking in the west
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when Jack drew the ace of spades
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Running Elk just rolled his eyes,
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he smiled and passed away
Jack picked up his torquoise stones
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and cast them to the sky
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He stared into the setting sun and then made
Interlude 3
a mournful cry
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Verse 8
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[chorus] In the land
Outro 1
of the Navajo
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