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Panning For Gold

from Sugar Coated by Beyond Main Street

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Panning For Gold

This is the story of a man searching for gold
Bound for California
He carried on his back a pick and a shovel
And a pan and a sleeping roll
His only clothes they were on his back
His only shoes well they had holes
He can't recall when he ate his last meal
And now that was taking its toll
Give succour to the man on the dusty trail
Give something to keep him alive
Panning for gold, he was panning for gold,
Truth be told he hadn't found a nugget
Another day like this – he wasn't gonna cut it
Give succour to the man on the dusty trail
For the love of God give hope
Give succour to the man on the dusty trail
For the love of God give soap

He didn't have a gun but he was good with his hands
He could fight like the devil's own
He didn't have a plan but he did have guts
He did have a girl back home
But the dust storms broke that farmers life
Tore it all to shreds
It left them hungry it left them broke
And they just newly wed
Give succour to the man on the dusty trail
Give something to keep him alive
Panning for gold, he was panning for gold,
Truth be told he hadn't found a nugget
Another day like this – he wasn't gonna cut it
Give succour to the man on the dusty trail
For the love of God give hope
Give succour to the man on the dusty trail
For the love of God give soap

He got to the valley and he staked his claim
Then he slept the whole night through
Saw a river nearby and he washed his clothes
And he washed his body too
The next day dawned dusty and bright
That sun was in it’s sky
He grabbed his pick-axe by the handle
And he swung it up real high
Give succour to the man on the dusty trail
Give something to keep him alive
Panning for gold, he was panning for gold,
Truth be told he hadn't found a nugget
Another day like this – he wasn't gonna cut it
Give succour to the man on the dusty trail
For the love of God give hope
Give succour to the man on the dusty trail
For the love of God give soap

So unlucky in love but lucky at cards
You can lay in the gutter but be looking at the stars
This man found gold and it saved his life
He and the money went back to his wife
Panning for gold, he was panning for gold,
Panning for gold, he was panning for gold,
Give succour to the man on the dusty trail
For the love of God give hope
Give succour to the man on the dusty trail
For the love of God give soap

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from Sugar Coated, released October 20, 2022

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Nick Gurney and Sarah Joyce – Beyond Main Street. Retro seventies style songs.

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