For The Sake Of A Dollar Lyrics

For The Sake Of A Dollar lyrics

Once there was a miner 



who held down his job 



'til one day he died from 



the fate of his God 



Now his wife she did mourn him 



'til the collectors came around 



and stole all his possessions 



before they buried him down 







Now his wife and his children 



pay the rent with their tears 



They live alone with one another 



wake late at night with their fears 



Cause the money ain't nothing 



to the rich man in town 



but for the sake of a dollar 



they let the whole family drown 



The old man had wrote out 



all the things he had saved 



He said he'd saved them a gold mine 



but it was all in his head 



And one solemn child 



who had been born that year 



he was brought up with the memories 



of the feelings and the fears 







Now his wife and his children…. 







The bartender's arms shook 



as he poured one more round 



He said he'd heard many stories 



and was I long in the town 



Well I paid up my dollar 



and I laughed as I did 



I said I'm one of the family 



though I've long kept it hid 







Now I'm older an tired now 



and I've travelled around 



I slept in many dark cities 



I've been jailed in small towns 



and my father would tell you 



if he'd lived to this day 



that if life be a gamble 



let blood be the stakes