I Found Gold in Texas
I Found Gold in Texas
When I was just a mere lad
I left the comfort of Cincinnati
for the gold mines of California.
They said it was the place to be.
Somewhere along the twisted trail
a left turn took me to Texas.
The mines in the streams and hills
were exchanged by sand and cactus.
While others searched for golden nuggets,
many suffered looking in vain, but
here I discovered Texas is the treasure
where a man can make his name.
I found gold in Texas,
a country with such diversity.
I fell in love with a woman here
who said she would marry me.
I found gold in Texas,
with eight kids in my family,
and each has grown up and
learned to love, God especially.
While others searched for golden nuggets,
many suffered looking in vain, but
here I discovered Texas is the treasure
where a man can make his name.
I found gold in Texas,
And ranching and farming made me a man.
I built my own houses and a barn
On my own grub-staked land.
I found gold in Texas,
and someone found some oil
that was discovered beneath
the God-given crop-making soil.
While others searched for golden nuggets,
many suffered looking in vain, but
here I discovered Texas is the treasure
where a man can make his name.
I found gold in Texas.
Treasures were all around me.
I just had to open my eyes
to all the possibilities.
While others searched for golden nuggets,
many suffered looking in vain, but
here I discovered Texas is the treasure
where a man can make his name.
I found gold in Texas.