Now, the old Double Diamond lay out east of Dubois
In the land of the buffalo
And the auctioneer's gavel, it rapped and it rattled
As I watched the old Double Diamond go
Won't you listen to the wind
Mother Nature's violin?
When I first hired on the old Double Diamond
I was a damn poor excuse for a man
I never learned how to aim when the spirit was tame
Couldn't see all the cards in my hand
And the wind whipped the granite above me
Blew the tumbleweeds clean through my soul
I fought her winters, I busted her horses
You know, I took more than I thought l could stand
But the battles with the mountains and the cattle
Seemed to bring out the best in a man
I guess a sailor, he needs an ocean
And a mama, her babies to hold
And I need the hills of Wyoming
In the land of the buffalo
Now she's sellin' out, and I'm movin' on
But I'm leavin' with more than I came
'Cause I got this saddle and it ain't for sale
And I've got this song to sing
I got a new range to find, a new knot to tie
In a country where cowboys are king
I turned my tail to the wind and the old Double Diamond
And disappeared into the sage