Partners Lyrics - Eddy Arnold

Two partners went in search of gold as friendly as could be 

One was young and one was old and the gay young fool was me 

Since neighter one could write his name we swore upon our souls 

To share the wealth and then shook hands the hands that dug for gold 

The summer days were gone at last and winter nights grew cold 

The snow had trapped us in the pass when we finally find the gold 

We took our fortune to the shack to wait the winter through 

But the food ran low so I killed my friend what else there was to do 

I threw his body just outside into the bitter cold 

Somehow I had to stay alive I now had all the gold 

But the howling wind just seemed to say you have killed a man 

And you'll never get to spend the gold with the blood upon your hands 

The cabin's covered now with snow and shelves of food are bare 

Satan's waitin' for me now and I'm too cold to care 

Is that the devil at the door coming for my soul 

Or is it just the old man a looking for his gold