1. I’ve wandered all over this country,
Prospecting and digging for gold,
I’ve tunneled, hydraulicked and cradled,
And I nearly froze in the cold.
And I nearly froze in the cold,
And I nearly froze in the cold.
I’ve tunneled, hydraulicked and cradled,
And I nearly froze in the cold.
2. For one who got wealthy by mining,
I saw many hundreds get poor,
I made up my mind to go digging,
For something a little more sure,
For something a little more sure,
For something a little more sure.
I made up my mind to go digging,
For something a little more sure.
3. I rolled up my grub in my blanket,
I left all my tools on the ground,
I started one morning to shank it,
For the country they call Puget Sound,
For the country they call Puget Sound,
For the country they call Puget Sound.
I started one morning to shank it,
For the country they call Puget Sound.
4. No longer a slave of ambition,
I laugh at the world and its shams,
And I think of my happy condition,
Surrounded by Acres of Clams,
Surrounded by Acres of Clams,
Surrounded by Acres of Clams.
And I think of my happy condition,
Surrounded by Acres of Clams.
Traduction
Je me promenais partout dans le pays
Cherchais et creusant pour de l'or
J'ai creusé des tunnels, placé des tuyaux,
J'ai failli geler à mort...
