Sittin` On A Gold Mine Lyrics

Sittin` On A Gold Mine lyrics

She was drivin' across Nevada

When her Chevrolet broke down

Out in the middle of the dessert

Miles from the nearest town

She spied this little ole' rundown shack

Sittin' on the side of the hill

On the porch was a man and above his head

Was a sign that said The Golden Lil

He was leather tanned and bearded

She couldn't tell just how old

He said come on in, my name's Jake

These dessert nights get cold

He laid out supper and he watched her close

And she ate by the coal oil light

And he said, girl, I bet ya don't know it

But you're sittin' on a gold mine



Girl, you're sittin' on a gold mine

No tellin' what it's worth

Some folks gets to be mighty well off

From just a little dirt

He said, love and gold are the only two things

That can buy a better way of life

And ya may not know it but, girl

You're sittin' on a gold mine



It was two weeks later when a Greyhound bus

Dropped off the needed parts

And in that short time she'd weaved he way

Into the old man's heart

They laughed and joked while they fixed the car

And she packed up for L.A.

And as she drove away from the Golden Lil

She heard old Jake say



Girl, you're sittin' on a gold mine

No tellin' what it's worth

Some folks gets to be mighty well off

From just a little dirt

He said, love and gold are the only two things

That can buy a better way of life

And ya may not know it but, girl

You're sittin' on a gold mine



She got a letter from a lawyer in Vegas

A week ago today

Sayin' old Jake struck the mother lode

Just before he passed away

There was a key to a safety deposit box

And the deed to the Golden Lil

And a note from Jake thankin' her

For the two weeks on the hill



And it said, girl, you're sittin' on a gold mine

No tellin' what it's worth

Some folks gets to be mighty well off

From just a little dirt

He said, love and gold are the only two things

That can buy a better way of life

And ya may not know it but, girl

You're sittin' on a gold mine



It said, you're sittin' on a gold mine

No tellin' what it's worth

Some folks gets to be mighty well off

From just a little dirt

He said, love and gold are the only two things

That can buy a better way of life

And ya may not know it but, girl

You're sittin' on a gold mine