Fool Me Once

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I was up there in the hills and I'd been out there for a while Stubborn as a soldier chipping steady at the stone Time up there was good to me, the proof in my packsaddle It held three pokes of gold that I was proud to call my own [Verse 2] I came upon some strangers one half step away from dead I couldn't leave 'em dying so I gave them what I could We were sitting round the fire when he snuck around behind me Landed me a blow that sent me early to my bed [Chorus] Fool me once, shame on you Fool me twice if you want to I'll get you in the end, I am a shadow of this land Folks call me the man from bitter sands [Verse 3] They left me lying for dead roughly a hundred miles from nowhere They left me there for dead and took the bread right from my hands Well, the desert feeds a desperate man if he knows just where to find it Tucked among the canyons and hidden in the sands [Verse 4] I finally tracked 'em down way out in Tucson, Arizona I found him at a table, pair of queens tucked in his hand I took claim to his winnings when his partner came behind me Put one in my back and left me lying as they as ran [Chorus] Fool me once, shame on you Fool me twice if you want to I'll get you in the end, I am a shadow of this land Folks call me the man from bitter sands [Verse 5] I was bedfast for a while, but I would soon be in the saddle A ghost among the mountains weighing heavy on their trail They were sitting round the fire when I snuck around behind them Just a cunning loner, but how were they to tell [Verse 6] I split them in the night, they turned their backs on one another One took off with the gold and I pursued him from behind His horse went lame at canyon rim and I took back what he owed me Didn't take a gun to kill him, as I turned away to ride [Chorus] Fool me once, shame on you Fool me twice if you want to I'll get you in the end, I am a shadow of this land Folks call me the man from bitter sands