I been thinkin' it over sence that devil's lantern showed up again, and went and set over there on Tippipah.

Mebby I misjudged the dog-gone thing.

Mebby it's settin' somewheres around that gold mine.

Funny it never showed up no other time and no other place.

I been travelin' the desert off'n on all my life, and I never seen anything like it before.
And I can tell yuh this much: I been wanting that mine too darn long to give up now.