Demo produced and performed by Frank Michels.
americana
Lyrics
Rain, rock and sun – so severe.
It only took millions of years.
When mother nature has half-refined it,
it doesn’t take a lot to mine it.
They came with pick, pan and brush –
the great Nevada silver rush.
With lodes of silver in plain sight,
Big Bill made a fortune overnight.
Soon he was drinkin' champagne and whiskey.
And started feelin' mighty frisky.
It coulda made a grown woman blush.
The great Nevada silver rush.
Ev’ryone was havin' fun
livin’ life at full tide.
And even those who hadn’t made a strike
thought it was only a matter of time.
Big Bill had more than he could spend.
He thought good times would never end.
A mint was built in Carson City.
Ev’ry dollar struck sure looked pretty.
Building a future didn’t count for much.
The great Nevada silver rush.
Ev’ryone was havin' fun
livin’ life at full tide.
And even those who hadn’t made a strike
thought it was only a matter of time.
The silver made by the sun and rain
got stripped so fast it was a shame.
Too many towns now lie abandoned.
A lonesome wind blows in Bill’s canyon.
Hear the whistle through the sagebrush.
The great Nevada silver rush.
The great Nevada silver rush.