Gene Watson - Sittin' on a Gold Mine lyrics

She was drivin' across Nevada When her Chevrolet broke down Out in the middle of the dessert Miles from the nearest town She spied this little ole' rundown shack Sittin' on the side of the hill On the porch was a man and above his head Was a sign that said The Golden Lil He was leather tanned and bearded She couldn't tell just how old He said come on in, my name's Jake These dessert nights get cold He laid out supper and he watched her close And she ate by the coal oil light And he said, girl, I bet ya don't know it But you're sittin' on a gold mine Girl, you're sittin' on a gold mine No tellin' what it's worth Some folks gets to be mighty well off From just a little dirt He said, love and gold are the only two things That can buy a better way of life And ya may not know it but, girl You're sittin' on a gold mine It was two weeks later when a Greyhound bus Dropped off the needed parts And in that short time she'd weaved he way Into the old man's heart They laughed and joked while they fixed the car And she packed up for L.A. And as she drove away from the Golden Lil She heard old Jake say Girl, you're sittin' on a gold mine No tellin' what it's worth Some folks gets to be mighty well off From just a little dirt He said, love and gold are the only two things That can buy a better way of life And ya may not know it but, girl You're sittin' on a gold mine She got a letter from a lawyer in Vegas A week ago today Sayin' old Jake struck the mother lode Just before he pa**ed away There was a key to a safety deposit box And the deed to the Golden Lil And a note from Jake thankin' her For the two weeks on the hill And it said, girl, you're sittin' on a gold mine No tellin' what it's worth Some folks gets to be mighty well off From just a little dirt He said, love and gold are the only two things That can buy a better way of life And ya may not know it but, girl You're sittin' on a gold mine It said, you're sittin' on a gold mine No tellin' what it's worth Some folks gets to be mighty well off From just a little dirt He said, love and gold are the only two things That can buy a better way of life And ya may not know it but, girl You're sittin' on a gold mine