Hears the Man That Dies Alone

We hadn't seen the sun in four damn days

And the wind started blowing in a snow

High up in the trees above the Boise Basin streams

I heard an old voice call below

I rode down to the draw and dying beneath a log

Was a man I ain't seen before

He looked up at me with eyes sunken deep

And mouthed the words, send me home, send me home

Well I got down from my horse and tried to move the log

But it would've taken ten sturdy men

It's a day back into town, I can bring some fellers round

But the man just shook his head

Boy, there ain't be no need, this pine's got me beat

By morning I'll be gone from this life

You're welcome to my mare, she's tied up over there

He said with a tear in his eye, a tear in his eye

Way up in the mountains

In the year 1861

I prayed to the lord that day that God above

Hears the man that dies alone

I told him I'd be back with the help of a jack

If he could hold on through the night

I gifted him my Colt to scare off any wolves

And placed a coat by his side

Boy, you'll never beat the moon, ol Death is coming soon

This pine will be my tomb

I'll see you soon, my friend, and return with several men

We'll jack the log and send you home (send you home)

Way up in the mountains

In the year 1861

I prayed to the lord that day that God above

Way up in the mountains

In the year 1861

I prayed to the lord that day that God above

Hears the man that dies alone