Artist: George Jones
Song: Open Pit Mine

             
From Morenci, 

              
Arizona where 

             
the copper min

   
es glow
             
I could see Cl

              
ifton in the c

        
anyon below
             
In Clifton liv

             
ed Rosey, we d

             
anced and we d

ined
             
On the money I

             
 made in the o

        
pen pit mine.

             
I loved my swe

             
et Rosey and s

            
he loved me to

o
             
There was noth

              
ing for Rosey 

              
that I wouldn'

  
t do
             
Her hugs and h

              
er kisses, the

             
y were somethi

     
ng divine
             
Gave me reason

              
 for working t

           
he open pit mi

ne.

             
While I was ou

              
t walkin' with

             
 my Rosey one 


day
             
We passed a st

              
ore window wit

              
h rings on dis


play
             
I bought those

              
 she wanted, h

             
ow they really

     
 did shine
             
Spent the mone

              
y I saved from

             
 that open pit

 
 mine.

             
Her love would

              
 bring heartbr

             
eak, that I wo

         
uld soon learn
             
'Cause she wou

              
ld two-time me

              
 when my back 

    
was turned
             
Rosey would go

             
 dancin' and d

             
rink the red w

ine
             
While I worked

              
 like a slave 

             
in that open p

   
it mine.

             
One night I ca

              
ught Rosey on 

        
her rendevous
             
She was huggin

              
' and kissin' 

              
with somebody 


new
             
It was there t

              
hat I shot 'em

             
 while their a

           
rms were entwi

ned
             
Then I buried 

              
her deep in th

           
at open pit mi

ne.

             
I took a look 

              
at my future a

             
nd what did I 


see
             
There was noth

              
ing but troubl

              
e a-waiting fo

  
r me
             
But on the sun

              
's next rising

             
 I'll be satis


fied
             
Cause they'll 

              
find me there 

              
sleeping by my

             
 sweet Rosie's

 
 side.