It's Gold Songtext
von Sheb Wooley

"It′s gold, it's gold, it′s gold"
Came the cry from Sacramento
"It's gold, it's gold, it′s gold"

John Marshall came a-ridin′, his findin's to report
Showed the gold to Colonel Sutter, there at Sutter′s Fort
"It's rich, by Jove," said the colonel, and the news spread all around
And it started thousands sayin′, "I'm California bound"

"It′s gold, it's gold, it's gold"
Came the cry from Sacramento
"It′s gold, it′s gold, it's gold"


Yeah, the hills were full of miners, they seemed to come in droves
And everyone was lookin′ for that solid vein of gold
There were very few who found it, and the others changed their plans
Those farmers would be miners became farmers once again

"It's gold, it′s gold, it's gold"
Came the cry from Sacramento
"It′s gold, it's gold, it's gold"

And the sweethearts left behind them soon were on their way
Out to California where they put down roots to stay
In the California valleys, that rich and fertile land
Where they found a gold more lasting than the gold they came to pan

"It′s gold, it′s gold, it's gold"
Came the cry from Sacramento
"It′s gold, it's gold, it′s gold" (It's gold)