Lyrics for The Mountain Song
By John Denver
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I came here from the city
A thousand miles away
I came just for a little while
You know I never meant to stay
I meant to take my pleasure
Have a good time and be gone
But I fell in love with a lady
Now I sing a mountain song
I listened to the music
Of the night wind in the pines
I saw the quiet slendour
Of a field of columbine
I skied on crystal pathways
To a mountain peak so tall
And I walked the mighty summits
With the one who made it all
And I fell in love with a lady
¡¯Cause I¡¯ve seen her at her best
And I¡¯ve walked her wild and rugged paths
Through her open wilderness
And now I never can betray her
Steal her riches and be gone
¡¯Cause when you love a mountain lady
You¡¯re gonna sing a mountain song
Now people come from everywhere
To see what they can find
And some take lots of pictures
And some just take their time
But they¡¯re some who take her beauty
That can¡¯t be bought or sold
And they think of only money
While destroying wealth untold
But you fall in love with a lady
When you¡¯ve slept upon her breast
And I¡¯ve walked her wild and rugged paths
To her open wilderness
And you never can betray her
Steal her riches and be gone
¡¯Cause when you love a mountain lady
You¡¯re gonna sing a mountain song
A thousand miles away
I came just for a little while
You know I never meant to stay
I meant to take my pleasure
Have a good time and be gone
But I fell in love with a lady
Now I sing a mountain song
I listened to the music
Of the night wind in the pines
I saw the quiet slendour
Of a field of columbine
I skied on crystal pathways
To a mountain peak so tall
And I walked the mighty summits
With the one who made it all
And I fell in love with a lady
¡¯Cause I¡¯ve seen her at her best
And I¡¯ve walked her wild and rugged paths
Through her open wilderness
And now I never can betray her
Steal her riches and be gone
¡¯Cause when you love a mountain lady
You¡¯re gonna sing a mountain song
Now people come from everywhere
To see what they can find
And some take lots of pictures
And some just take their time
But they¡¯re some who take her beauty
That can¡¯t be bought or sold
And they think of only money
While destroying wealth untold
But you fall in love with a lady
When you¡¯ve slept upon her breast
And I¡¯ve walked her wild and rugged paths
To her open wilderness
And you never can betray her
Steal her riches and be gone
¡¯Cause when you love a mountain lady
You¡¯re gonna sing a mountain song
