Me and My Uncle - John Denver

Me and my uncle went a ridin' down

From Colorado West Texas bound

We stopped over in Santa Fe The part of being about half way

Besides it was the hottest part of the day

We led our ponies into a stall

Went to a bar, boys, bought drinks for all

Two days in the saddle, my body hurt

And being summer, took off my shirt

And tried to wash off some of that dusty dirt

West Texas cowboys all over town

With gold and silver, their loaded down

Just in for round up, you know it seemed a shame

And so my uncle starts a friendly game

It’s «Hi-lo Jack», the winner takes the game

From the beginning my uncle started to win

Them Texas cowboys they was mad as sin

Some said he’s cheatin', ah, but that can’t be Because my uncle, well, he’s as honest as me

I’m about as honest as a Denver man can be One of them cowboys, you know he started to draw

I grabbed a bottle, slapped him on the jaw

I had to shoot another now he won’t grow old

In the confusion my uncle grabbed the gold

We hightailed it down to Mexico

God bless cowboys, god bless gold

God bless my uncle, God rest his soul

He taught me well, boys, he taught me all I know

Taught me so well that I grabbed the gold

Left him lying there by the side of the road