OLD BEN'S TREASURE

A long time ago he was killed for gold

But they all died by the gun

It was a gang led by Dee Foster

And four of his ornery Sons

They tracked old Ben up from the town

Cornered him deep in the mine

But when they tried to rob him blind

There was no gold to find…

~~~* Chorus*~~~

Folks say they heard Dee Foster

Holler all the way in town

And then the shot, that went and brought

Old Ben’s gold mine down

No one inside could have survived

That’s how the legend goes

And it was told by Widow Jones

Ben never did find gold

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The one who held the horses, felt no remorse as

He mounted his to flee

Neither did the Sheriff, when he caught him

And threw the rope up in a tree

He said if you can, tell a dying man

Where old Ben’s treasure was

The Sheriff said it was Widow Jones

Ben struck it rich with love

Ben claimed he found a treasure, beyond measure

That’s what he was bragging of

But to an evil man, like Dee Foster

There is no such thing as love

~~~*Lyrical Bridge*~~~

Not an ounce of gold was found

But Ben smiled as he died

Knowing Dee, for eternity

Would always wonder why

Oooh ...when greed unfolds , in a heart that's cold

Some poor man's going to pay

But the legend’s told, that old Ben’s ghost

Still taunts Dee's to this day

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~~~* Chorus*~~~

Folks say they heard Dee Foster

Holler all the way in town

And then the shot, that went and brought

Old Ben’s gold mine down

No one inside could have survived

That’s how the legend goes

And it was told by Widow Jones

Ben never did find gold

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Teresa Lynn Johnson
Wrdspnr@aol.com
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