Bonanza
We chased lady luck, 'til we finally struck Bonanza.
With a gun and a rope and a hat full of hope, planted a family tree.
We got hold of a pot of gold, Bonanza.
With a horse and a saddle, and a range full of cattle, how rich can a fellow be?
On this land we put our brand,
Cartwright is the name,
fortune smiled,
the day we filed the Ponderosa claim.
Here in the West, we're livin' the best, Bonanza,
if anyone fights any one of us, he's go a fight with me, Bonanza.
Hoss and Joe and Adam know every rock and pine,
no one works, fights, or eats, like those boys of mine.
Here we stand in the middle of a grand Bonanza.
With a gun and a rope and a hatful of hope, we planted our family tree,
we got hold of a potful of gold, Bonanza.
With a houseful of friends where the rainbow ends,
how rich can a fellow be?
On this land we put our brand, Cartwright is the name,
fortune smiled, the day we filed the Ponderosa claim.
Here in the west we're livin' the best Bonanza.
With the friendliest, fightingist, loving band,
that ever set foot in the promised land, and we're happier than them all.
That's why we call it Bonanza...Bonanza...Bonanza...
(Lyrics written by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans.)
6 comments:
That's my ringtone.
It freaks everyone out when it comes on when I am on the Long Island Rail Road.
Bonanza is one of those shows I can only remember as images from my memory. Can't tell you a damn thing about it. I think the fat guy was called Hoss or something like that.
Am I showin my age?
Hoosier, how can you have missed Bonanza, in this world of cable DVD?
Pick an old TV shows channel andit will be on twice a day.
One thing I love about this show; they have a ranch that extends about 50 miles in every direction, and live about 25 miles from the nearest town, yet will ride on horseback into town twice a day.
That is one helluva horse!
Wow, that thing was endless... '59 - '73.
Sunday nights, after the Wonderful World of Disney.
I remember images, too: was there a map that burned in the show opening?
I luv-luv-luvved Little Joe. And Pa Ingalls.
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