Diggin’ for Gold
Black Oak Arkansas * Track #2 On Ain’t Life Grand
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Diggin' for Gold by Black Oak Arkansas
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This is a song written by Black Oak Arkansas frontman Jim “Dandy” Mangrum and co-band leader and guitarist Rickie Lee Reynolds. This song is sung in the place of a gold miner during the California Gold Rush, which peaked in 1852 in California, USA.
Diggin’ for Gold Lyrics
In the lost dutchman's gold mine
And the California rush
There's somethin' in that shiny rock
I want it so much
Up in the motherload
I'm diggin' for gold
It's enough to make you wonder
If you know when you're well off
There's nothin' you can use it for
Cause gold is too soft
Up in the motherload
I'm digging for gold
Too soft for nails on freight train rails
But shiny as can be
T'ain't worth a damn, but on woman's hand
Brings pain and misery
Up in the motherload
I'm digging for gold
I love my woman so damn much
Didn't want her doing without
Told her we'd be rich some day
And that I set it out
I remember the woman that I left back home
She's worth more than gold to me
I feel so alone
Up in thе motherload
I'm digging for gold
Seems like yestеrday
I told her I'd be back
Since then it's been 10 years
I've almost lost my track
Up in the motherload
I'm digging for gold
Up in the motherload
I'm digging for gold
Up in the motherload
I'm digging for gold
Diggin’ for Gold Q&A
Who wrote Diggin’ for Gold's ?
Diggin’ for Gold was written by Jim “Dandy” Mangrum.
When did Black Oak Arkansas release Diggin’ for Gold?
Black Oak Arkansas released Diggin’ for Gold on Thu May 15 1975.