BONANZA
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 anyone 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
Bonanza...bonanza.. bonanza..
This was taken from the record
Bonanza
Ponderosa Party Time LPM/LSP 2583 RCA
They only used a small section of the song and decided it wouldn't work.
(The section starting "Here in the West..")
There is also a series of books you might like :
Bonanza by Stephen Calder - from Bantam
Domain Books -
The Pioneer Spirit,
The Ponderosa Empire ,
The High-Steel Hazard,
Journey of the Horse.
The Money Hole.
The Trail to Timberline.
These are loosley based on the series although they don't always
mesh with the show.
Also there is a new movie or T.V. movie Return to the Ponderosa,
with one of Michael Landon's sons and Dan Blocker's son and Dean
Stockwell (Al from Quantum Leap). involved. I saw some information on
it when I went to the ranch sight at
Lake Tahoe.
I found that I could buy some of the Bonanza episodes on videotape at the
Fred Meyer store and the SunCoast store in Lynnewood, Washington.
Marla
Do you want to know
The names of Ben's wives?
What are the Cartwright horse's names?
Where can I get Bonanza tapes? Click Here!
This link goes to interesting trivia and odd stuff about bonanza and its men
Here
is the link to the
Episodes Guide.
If you would like to know who was in Bonanza, click HERE .
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