VERSE ONE
When she had twenty years she turned to her mother
Saying mother, I know that you'll grieve
But I've given my soul to St John The Gambler
Tomorrow comes time leave.
For the hills cannot hold back my sorrow forever
And dead men lay deep round the door
The only salvation thats mine for the asking
So mother, think on me no more
VERSE TWO
And winter howled high round the mountains breast
And the cold of a thousand snows
Lay heaped upon the forests leaf
But she dressed in cal -i -co.
For a gambler likes his women fancy
,Fancy she would be
And the fire of her longing would keep way the cold
And her dress was a sight to see.
VERSE THREE
But the road was long beneath her feet.
She followed her frozen breath.
In search of a certain St John The Gambler
Stumbling to her death
She heard his laughter right down from the mountains
And danced with her mothers tears.
To a funeral drone of cal-i-co.
Neath the cross of twenty years
TAGG
To a funeral drone of ca-li-co
Neath the cross of twenty years