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1849
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Lighthouse
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- written by Skip Prokop and Ralph Cole
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- as recorded by Lighthouse on the 1971 album "One Fine Morning"
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Wagons rolled out under darkened skies
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The sun refused to shine
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Four-hundred people full of hopes and dreams
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In eighteen-forty-nine
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They waved goodbye, women dried their tears
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Young men hid their fears
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They headed west, full of confidence
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That their fortunes would appear
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They packed a trunk full of china, a bible or two
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A shotgun for Leroy, a pistol for Lou
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A pretty dress for Sarah
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And a hat for sister Fay
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No one thought their greed for gold would change their lives someday
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They headed west in eighteen-forty-nine
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Sixty-one wagons, two miles long in a line
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They headed west in eighteen-forty-nine
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------ guitar ------
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March winds came, filled the sky with lightnin'
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It rained all day and night
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Old men died and backs were broken
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As they set their wagons right
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They crossed the mountains, came down to the sea
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Sure that it would be
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Gold and riches and a life of ease
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But what they didn't see...
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Was a trunk full of china all broken in two
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A shotgun for Leroy that he used on Lou
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A pretty dress for Sarah
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That they used to bury Fay
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No one thought their greed for gold would change their lives that way
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They came for gold in eighteen-forty-nine
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Sixty-one wagons, two miles long in a line
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A promised land in eighteen-forty-nine
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A promised land in eighteen-forty-nine
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A promised land in eighteen-forty-nine
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1849
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| Wink Martindale |
