We chased lady luck 'til we finally struck

Bonanza

With a gun and a rope and a hat full of hope

We planted our family tree

We got a hold of a pot full of gold

Bonanza

With a horse and a saddle

And a ring full of cattle

How rich can a fellow be

On this land we put our brand

Cartwright is the name

Fortune smiled

The day we filed the Ponderosa claim

Here in the west we're livin' in the best

Bonanza

If anyone fights any one of us

He's got a fight with me

Bonanza

Hoss and Joe and Adam know

Every rock and pine

No one works fights or eats

Like those boys of mine

Here we stand in the middle of a grand

Bonanza

With a gun and a rope and a hatful of hope

We planted our family tree

We got a hold of a potful of gold

Bonanza

With a houseful of friends where the rainbow ends

How rich can a fellow be

On this land we put our brand

Cartwright is the name

Fortune smiled the day

We filed the Ponderosa claim

Here in the west we're living in the best

Bonanza

With the friendliest fightingist lovingist band

That ever set foot in the promised land

And we're happier than them all

That's why we call it

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