D# A# I grew up in Wyoming D# In and around Jacksonʼs hole A# In the shadows of the Tetons Where summers are hot D# And winters unbearably cold G# But the Spring and the Fall D# Are always as good as it gets A# For over 70 years now D# Iʼd watch the sun rise and set A# Iʼve been a cowboy D# Working the round-ups in spring A# Iʼve lived in the mountains Hunted the grizzly D# Trapping the rivers and streams G# Always the loner D# Iʼve treasured my freedom the most A# And though i never married D# As a young man i might have come close G# From somewhere back east She came to the valley D# With a man who did her no good G# He was fast with the ladies A tin horn gambler D# And a cheat whenever he could G# She had no friends or family D# Most of the time he was gone A# He died in a card game D# And she found herself all alone G# Alone and afraid and left unprotected D# ʼCause he was all that she had G# Maybe i should have But i never told her D# So she never knew he was bad G# But iʼll always remember D# Standing and watching her cry A# There was no one to help her D# But i was determined to try A# I mended her fences and Fixed up her cabin D# I had everything looking good A# I laid by her food And wood for the winter D# Helping wherever i could G# The more i was around her D# The more i wanted to be A# There was something about her D# That brought out a good side of me G# I went into town,i brought a new outfit D# I got me a haircut and shave G# Iʼd trek through the snow For no good reason D# Just to go by her cabin each day G# I donʼt know about love D# But i was quite taken in by it all A# Till her brother came in the Spring D# And he took her back to St. Paul A# I donʼt go down to Jackson D# Ainʼt nothing there but motels and bars A# Too damn many tourists No place to hide D# Theyʼll find you wherever you are G# They like to call me old timer D# I am getting older i guess A# But i donʼt like the changes D# ʼCause iʼve seen it all at its best A# When my life is over D# I donʼt want to be left in town A# But up in the mountains There is a place D# Iʼve marked off my own piece of ground G# High in the Tetons D# Above and away from it all A# From the top of old Grand I bet on a clear day - you can see D# All the way to St. Paul
