Sutter's Fort Lyrics

Food and board provided for
What more could you need than
Safety of these walls
Gold, gold, gold, in the
Gold, deep in the river
Safe from hostile frontier
In here, out there what will
Keep you warm
Gold, gold, gold, in the
Gold, deep in the river
Because when the gangrene sets in
Who will save your life and limb

Pyrite is all you'll find
A perfect treasure for fools

Look past your nose see what
Was here before your mind
Was clouded with
Gold, gold, gold, in the
Gold, deep in the river
Tear down your walls and I will
Rebuild this fort using only
Gold, gold, gold, in the
Gold, deep in the river
How can one man plow these
Fields with only memories
They ate all my bread and drank all my ale
They p***** in my beds and s*** in my well
My supply rooms are full of empty cans
A fort brimming with ghosts and one tired old man
Abandoning their posts, where has everybody gone
Search of promises of gold
Pondering the ghosts, where has everybody gone
Search for promises of gold

Pyrite is all you'll find
A perfect treasure for fools

I know you know
The way home