I D grew up A in Wyoming
In and around Jackson's h D ole
In the shad A ows of the Tetons
Where summers are hot
And winters unbearably c D old
But the S G pring and the Fall
Are always as good as it g D ets
For over A 70 years now
I'd watch the sun rise and D set
Verse 2:
I've bee A n a cowboy
Working the round-ups in spr D ing
I've liv A ed in the mountains
Hunted the grizzly
Trapping the rivers and str D eams
Alwa G ys the loner
I've treasured my freedom the m D ost
And though A i never married
As a young man i might have come cl D ose
Verse 3:
Fr G om somewhere back east
She came to the valley
With a m D an who did her no good
He was f G ast with the ladies
A tin horn gambler
And a c D heat whenever he could
She had G no friends or family
Most of the time he was g D one
He d A ied in a card game
And she found herself all al D one
Verse 4:
Al G one and afraid and left unprotected
'Cause h D e was all that she had
May G be i should have
But i never told her
So she D never knew he was bad
But G i'll always remember
Standing and watching her D cry
There was A no one to help her
But i was determined to t D ry
Verse 5:
I men A ded her fences and
Fixed up her cabin
I had everything looking g D ood
I la A id by her food
And wood for the winter
Helping wherever i c D ould
The m G ore i was around her
The more i wanted to D be
There was A something about her
That brought out a good side of D me
Verse 6:
I w G ent into town,i brought a new outfit
I got D me a haircut and shave
I'd t G rek through the snow
For no good reason
Just to D go by her cabin each day
I don't G know about love
But i was quite taken in by it a D ll
Till her A brother came in the Spring
And he took her back to St. P D aul
Verse 7:
I don't A go down to Jackson
Ain't nothing there but motels and b D ars
Too da A mn many tourists
No place to hide
They'll find you wherever you a D re
They like to cal G l me old timer
I am getting older i gu D ess
But i do A n't like the changes
'Cause i've seen it all at its b D est
Verse 8:
When my l A ife is over
I don't want to be left in t D own
But u A p in the mountains
There is a place
I've marked off my own piece of gr D ound
Hig G h in the Tetons
Above and away from it D all
From the A top of old Grand
I bet on a clear day - you can see
All the way to St. P D aul
Perret Charles-Amir : perret@diva.univ-mlv.fr
Waylon Jennings
