Now, the old Double Diamond lay out east of Dubois In the land of the buffalo And the auctioneer's gavel, how it rapped and it rattled As I watched the old Double Diamond go Won't you listen to the wind Mother Nature's violin When I first hired on the old Double Diamond I was a dammed poor excuse for a man I never learned how to aim when the spirit was tame Couldn't see all the cards in my hand And the wind whipped the granite above me Blew the tumble weeds clean through my soul Well I fought her winters and I busted her horses And I took more than I thought I could stand But the battles with the mountains and cattle Seemed to bring out the best in a man I guess a sailor, he needs an ocean And a mama, her babies to hold I need the hills of Wyoming In the land of the buffalo Now shes sellin' out, I'm movin' on But I'm leavin' with more than I came 'Caus I've got this saddle and it ain't for sale And I got this song to sing Find a new range to ride, new knots to tie In a country where cowboys are king I turn my tail to the wind and the old Double Diamond Disappeared into the sage