Land Of The Navajo Lyrics - Peter Rowan

Oh, the wind blows cold 

On the trail of the buffalo 

Oh, the wind blows cold 

In the land of the Navajo 

In the land of the Navajo 

A hundred miles from nowhere out on the desert sand 

One-eyed Jack, the trader, held some torquoise in his hand 

By his side sat Running Elk, his long-time Indian friend 

He vowed that he would stay by Jack until the bitter end 

Jack had gambled everything he owned to lead this wandering life 

He might have had a happy home and a tender loving wife 

But his hunger was for trading trapper's furs for torquoise stone 

Anything that the Indians had, Jack wanted for his own 

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Said Jack to Running Elk, I'll gamble all my precious stones 

Before I leave my body here among these bleaching bones 

But now my time is drawing near and I'm filled with dark regret 

My spirit longs to journey as the sun begins to set 

For we raped and killed, we stole your land, we ruled with guns and knives 

Fed whiskey to your warriors while we stole away your wives 

Said Running Elk, what's done is done, you white men rule this land 

So lay the cards face up and play your last broken-hearted hand 

[chorus] 

When you're dealing cards with death, the joker's wild, the ace is high 

Jack bid the Mississippi River, Running Elk raised him the sky 

Jack saw him with the sun and moon and upped him with the stars 

Running Elk bet the Rocky Mountains, Jupiter, and Mars 

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The sun was sinking in the west when Jack drew the ace of spades 

Running Elk just rolled his eyes, he smiled and passed away 

Jack picked up his torquoise stones and cast them to the sky 

He stared into the setting sun and then made a mournful cry 

[chorus] 

In the land of the Navajo