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Oh the wind blows cold

On the trail of the buffalo

Oh the wind blows cold

In the land of the Navajo

In the land of the Navajo

A hundred miles from nowhere out on the desert sand

One Eyed Jack the trader hold some turquoise in his hand

By his side sat Running Elk his longtime Indian friend

He vowed that he would stay by Jack until the bitter end

Jack had gambled everything he owned to lead this wandering life

He might have had a happy home and a tender loving wife

But his hunger was for trading trapper's furs for turquoise stones

Anything that the Indians had Jack wanted for his own

Said Jack to Running Elk I'll gamble all my precious stones

Before I leave my body here among these bleaching bones

Though now my time is drawing near and I'm filled with dark regrets

My spirit longs to journey as the sun begins to set

We raped and killed we stole your land

We rule with guns and knives add whiskey to your waters

While we stole away your wives

Said Running Elk what's done is done you white men rule this land

So lay the cards face up and play your last broken hearted hand

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When your dealing cards with death the joker's wild the ace is high

Jack bet the Mississippi River running Elk raised him the sky

Jack saw him with the sun and room and upped him with the stars

Running Elk bet the Rocky Mountains Jupiter and Mars

The sun was sinking in the west when Jack draw the ace of spades

Running Elk just rolled his eyes and smiled and passed away

Jack picked up his turquoise stones and cast them to the sky

He stared into the setting sun and made the mournful cry

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