The Contours — The Old Miner

[Intro] Ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh [Verse 1] There was an old miner with a mule named Diana His name was Phil Morris, well bless my soul And one spring day, as he went along his way He made a lucky strike and he found some old gold [Chorus] He said, "You know what I'm gonna do?" "I'm gonna do everything I ever wanted to" Ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh [Verse 2] So he took old Diana on a big ocean liner 'The Flip Top Bucks' [?] was the name on the side He told Captain Viceroy, "You better be a nice boy And take me and Diana on a long ocean ride" [Chorus] "'Cause I got enough gold to pay you And do everything I ever wanted to" (Said the commander) ("Welcome aboard") [Bridge] He asked him not to fail him He wanted him to sail him All around the world 'til the gold's spent He wants to go to places See a cool ole' aces [?] The Alpine mountains and visit parliament He wants to dock on a new port Ride on a camel And do the cow mill [?] and hit the ray [?] Go see his ole' pal Mel, his ole' gal Sal And buy a crush-proof pack for his ole' mule's back Ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh [Verse 3] So now he's back in a one-room shack Ain't nobody there but him and his mule If you ever pass by and you wanna know why He's just sitting there, being there cool [Chorus] Don't you know what he's gonna tell you He's done everything he ever wanted to (He's done everything he ever wanted to) Woah, yeah (He's done everything he ever wanted to) The old miner (He's done everything he ever wanted to) Lucky finder (He's done everything he ever wanted to) 'Round the world (He's done everything he ever wanted to) Had a girl (He's done everything he ever wanted to)