Pull in from the desert road
Park your wagon, drop your load, and shut 'er down
Poor boy you're bound to die
Been a long hot desert ride
Wasatch, Bear River, Devils Slide and Elko
Poor boy you're bound to cry
Poor boys and gamblers, road dogs and ramblers
shutting it down for the night
Winners and losers, hookers and boozers
drawn like a bug to the light
Grab a whiskey at the bar
sit down to your deck of cards
and throw your chips in
Poor boy you're bound to cry
Emerald, Misty, Violet Blue
got a winking eye on you, and all night to wait
Poor boy you're bound to die
Poor boys and gamblers, road dogs and ramblers
shutting it down for the night
Winners and losers, hookers and cruisers
crawling to the Elko tonight
All alone, all alone
been so long on this dusty road
oh mama, I need a place to land
Need a card, I need a card
hit me lord, not too hard
oh mama, I need a winning hand*
Morning coffee, steak and eggs
stretch your legs, get down the road and rollin'
Poor boy you're bound to cry
She's a camptown on the ol' UP line
Always shows up right on time at Elko
Poor boy you're bound to die
Poor boys and gamblers, road dogs and ramblers
shutting it down for the night
Winners and losers, hookers and boozers
drawn like a bug to the light
Poor boys and gamblers, road dogs and ramblers
shutting it down for the night
Winners and losers, hookers and cruisers
crawling to the Elko tonight
All alone, all alone
been so long on this dusty road
oh mama, I need a leg to stand on
I need a card, I need a card
hit me lord, not too hard
oh mama, I need a winning hand
All alone, all alone
been so long on this dusty road
oh mama, I need a place to land
Need a card, I need a card
hit me lord, not too hard
oh mama, I need a winning hand