I watched the feather river glide
  Over shinin´ golden sand
  Struck a silver ribbon wide
  Held a million in my hand
  But beside the lookin´ for
  The finders always take
  And there´s nothin´ drives a gambler
  Like the lovin´ of the game
  
  All my life I´ve searched around
  Travellin´ hard from town to town
  But I never really found
  Anything to tie me down
  Still I would not trade my time
  For a solid diamond claim
  No, I would not trade my fortune
  For the lovin´ of the game
  
  So long darling, don´t you cry
  I hope that things turn out for you
  All these good times gone bye
  Got to get ourselves a few
  Still I would not trade my time
  For a solid diamond claim
  Oh the treasure´s not for takin´
  It´s the lovin´ of the game
  Oh the treasure´s not for takin´
  It´s the lovin´ of the game
  The lovin´ of the game