We chased Lady Luck, 'till we finally struck
Bonanza
With a gun and a rope and a hatful of hope,
We planted our family tree
We got a hold of a pot full of gold,
Bonanza
With a horse and a saddle, and a range full of cattle,
How rich can a fellow be?
On this land we put our brand,
Cartwright is the name
Fortune smiled, the day
We filed the Ponderosa claim.
Here in the West, we're livin' in the best,
Bonanza
If anyone fights any one of us, he's got a fight with me!
Bonanza
Bonanza
Hoss and Joe and Adam know every rock and pine
No one works, fights, or eats, like those boys of mine
Here we stand in the middle of a grand
Bonanza
With a gun and a rope and a hatful of hope,
We planted our family tree
We got a hold of a pot full of gold,
Bonanza
With a houseful of friends where the rainbow ends,
How rich can a fellow be?
On this land we put our brand,
Cartwright is the name
Fortune smiled the day
We filed the Ponderosa claim
Here in the West we're livin' in the best
Bonanza
With the friendliest, fightin'est, lovin'est band
That ever set foot in the Promised Land
And we're happier than them all
That's why we call it
Bonanza...Bonanza...Bonanza...BONANZA !