Two partners went in search of gold As friendly as could be One was young and one was old And the gay young fool was me Since neither one could write his name We swore upon our souls To share the wealth and then shook hands The hands that dug for gold (Oh partners) The summer days were gone at last And winter nights grew cold The snow had trapped us in the pass When we finally find the gold We took our fortune to the shack To wait the winter through But the food ran low so I killed my friend What else was there to do? (Oh partners)
Two partners went in search of gold As friendly as could be One was young and one was old And the gay young fool was me Since neither one could write his name We swore upon our souls To share the wealth and then shook hands The hands that dug for gold (Oh partners) The summer days were gone at last And winter nights grew cold The snow had trapped us in the pass When we finally find the gold We took our fortune to the shack To wait the winter through But the food ran low so I killed my friend What else was there to do? (Oh partners)
