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Verse 1:
RE LA
I grew up in Wyoming
RE
In and around Jackson's hole
LA
In the shadows of the Tetons
Where summers are hot
RE
And winters unbearably cold
SOL
But the Spring and the Fall
RE
Are always as good as it gets
LA
For over 70 years now
RE
I'd watch the sun rise and set
Verse 2:
LA
I've been a cowboy
RE
Working the round-ups in spring
LA
I've lived in the mountains
Hunted the grizzly
RE
Trapping the rivers and streams
SOL
Always the loner
RE
I've treasured my freedom the most
LA
And though i never married
RE
As a young man i might have come close
Verse 3:
SOL
From somewhere back east
She came to the valley
RE
With a man who did her no good
SOL
He was fast with the ladies
A tin horn gambler
RE
And a cheat whenever he could
SOL
She had no friends or family
RE
Most of the time he was gone
LA
He died in a card game
RE
And she found herself all alone
Verse 4:
SOL
Alone and afraid and left unprotected
RE
'Cause he was all that she had
SOL
Maybe i should have
But i never told her
RE
So she never knew he was bad
SOL
But i'll always remember
RE
Standing and watching her cry
LA
There was no one to help her
RE
But i was determined to try
Verse 5:
LA
I mended her fences and
Fixed up her cabin
RE
I had everything looking good
LA
I laid by her food
And wood for the winter
RE
Helping wherever i could
SOL
The more i was around her
RE
The more i wanted to be
LA
There was something about her
RE
That brought out a good side of me
Verse 6:
SOL
I went into town,i brought a new outfit
RE
I got me a haircut and shave
SOL
I'd trek through the snow
For no good reason
RE
Just to go by her cabin each day
SOL
I don't know about love
RE
But i was quite taken in by it all
LA
Till her brother came in the Spring
RE
And he took her back to St. Paul
Verse 7:
LA
I don't go down to Jackson
RE
Ain't nothing there but motels and bars
LA
Too damn many tourists
No place to hide
RE
They'll find you wherever you are
SOL
They like to call me old timer
RE
I am getting older i guess
LA
But i don't like the changes
RE
'Cause i've seen it all at its best
Verse 8:
LA
When my life is over
RE
I don't want to be left in town
LA
But up in the mountains
There is a place
RE
I've marked off my own piece of ground
SOL
High in the Tetons
RE
Above and away from it all
LA
From the top of old Grand
I bet on a clear day - you can see
RE
All the way to St. Paul
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