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Ghost of the Gold

from Migrations by The Littlest Birds

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Dave: So many folks have come to California and the West in search of a better life. I liked the idea of a ghost of the gold still haunting us and our history and framed it within the fictional story of a miner.

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Long ago I left my home, walked west across the land
Long ago I left my home, for the river and the pan
Long ago I left my home, with nothing here I stand
Old ghost of the gold, with a rifle in my hand.

Chorus:
Well you got slow boats and you got fast trains
You got rich folks and you got poor
You got plenty happy with nothing
You got everything begging for more

And they all end up here
On this far western shore
Pilgrims on the golden trail
Just diggin' a hole
Forever more.

Long ago I been told ought never come back again
Long ago I been told these mountains'll break weak men
But if the mountains don't get you boy, nor the whiskey, nor the women
The gold is surely yours alone, for the takin.

Chorus

Long ago my luck turned cold and I never did strike again
Long ago the woman I loved left me for another man
Long ago I packed my load off deep into the mountains
Old ghost of the gold I'm never comin' back again.

Chorus

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from Migrations, released October 14, 2011

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The Littlest Birds is the banjo-driven music of and Sharon Martinson, performing both solo concerts and currently with several duo and trio configurations. "Think instrumental virtuosity balanced by a breezy, backwoods soul, music that is both intellectually stimulating and emotionally soothing."
- Dan Bolles, Seven Days Weekly, Burlington VT, 2011 ... more

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