This song, along with the instrumental version, sheet music, and extension activities, is available on Barbara Speicher's USA Hooray.
In 1849 I came to Sutter’s Mill
And staked my claim.
With my shovel, pickax, and pan,
I was a forty-niner grand.
I swirled my washbowl, swung my pick.
My only goal - to get rich quick!
A frenzied fervor seized my soul…
Just had to have California gold!
Chorus:
Gold, gold, gotta have gold.
Gold, gold, get me some gold!
Gold, gold, gotta have gold.
Gold, gold, get me some gold!
I left my home to seek my fame.
I traveled in a wagon train....
Chorus
So many joined this gold rush craze
And hundreds came here everyday...
Chorus
This song, along with the instrumental version, sheet music, and extension activities, is available on Barbara Speicher's USA Hooray.
