Riders In The Sky — One Two Three Said The Prospector lyrics

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«One, two, three,» said the prospector
Settin' his dynamite
«Four, five, six,» said the prospector
Packing his fuses tight
«Seven, eight nine,» said the prospector
Down in the mine so cold
Ten big steps took the prospector
Dreaming of big piles of gold
Boy, it’s dark down here, I’d better turn on my lamp. Let’s see,
I got my map here… ah, right, then turn left, and right, left, right.
Good thing I’ve got the eyes of a much younger man. Oh, ow, my toe, oh!
Could’ve been worse, so I guess I could’ve hit my head, Ow, my head! Whew!
I just, oh oh, ow! Look, the mother lode, look at all that gold.
Oh it’s time to set the dynamite. Let’s see, I’ll put one stick here, no,
let’s see I’ll put ten sticks, no, I’ll put a hundred sticks of dynamite here.
Oh, and then I’ll light the fuse and get away. Oh, I’d better get far enough
away. Let’s see, I took ten steps gettin' here, I’ll take ten steps away,
I’ll count backwards
«Ten, nine, eight,» said the prospector
Stepping careful and slow
«Seven, six, five,» said the prospector
The dynamite ready to go
«Four, three, two,» said the prospector
Wandering to and fro
«One and…» said the prospector
And blew himself clean to Oregon and parts
Of Idyho!