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Land Of The Navajo - Michael Martin Murphey
Oh the wind blows cold

on the trail of the buffalo

Oh the wind blows cold

in the land of the Navajo

In the land of the Navajo

A hundred miles from
nowhere out on the desert sand

One-eyed Jack the trader
held some turquoise on his hand

And by his side sat
Running Elk his longtime Indian friend

He vowed that he would
stay by Jack till the bitter end

Jack had gambled everything
he owned to lead this wandering life
He might have had a happy
home or a tender loving wife

But his hunger was for
tradin' trappers' firs for turquoise stones

Anything the Indians
had Jack wanted for his own

Oh the wind blows cold

on the trail of the buffalo

Oh the wind blows cold

in the land of the Navajo

In the land of the Navajo

Said Jack to Running Elk
I'd gamble all my precious stones
Before I'd leave my body
here among these bleached bones

For now my time is drawin'
near and I'm filled with dark regret

My spirit longs to journey
as the sun begins to set

We've raped and killed and
stole your land we ruled with guns and kvives
Fed whiskey to your warriors
while we stole away your wives

Said Running Elk what's done
is done you white men rule this land
So you play your cards face
up and lay your broken hearted land

Oh the wind blows cold

on the trail of the buffalo

Oh the wind blows cold

in the land of the Navajo

In the land of the Navajo

When you're dealin' cards of death
the joker's wild the ace is high

Jack bet the Mississippi river
Running Elk raised him the sky

Jack saw him with the sun and moon and upped
him with the stars

Running Elk bet
the Rocky Mountains Jupiter and Mars

The sun was sinking in the west
when Jack drew the ace of spades

Running Elk just rolled his eyes
smiled and pssed away

Jack picked up his turquoise stones
and cast them to the sky

Stared into the setting sun and made
a mournful cry

Oh the wind blows cold

on the trail of the buffalo

Oh the wind blows cold

in the land of the Navajo

In the land of the Navajo