wandered all over this country,
prospecting and digging for gold.
I've tunneled, hydraulic'd, and cradled
And I nearly froze in the cold
And I nearly froze in the cold
And I nearly froze in the cold
I've tunneled, hydraulic'd, and cradled
And I nearly froze in the cold
For one who got wealthy by mining,
I saw many hundreds get poor
So I made up my mind to go digging
For something a little more sure
For something a little more sure
For something a little more sure
I made up my mind to go digging
for something a little more sure
No longer a slave of ambition,
I laugh at the world and its shams
And I think of my happy condition
Surrounded by acres of clams
Surrounded by acres of clams,
Surrounded by acres of clams
I think of my happy condition
Surrounded by acres of clams
Long time ago, I went in search of gold
Long time ago, I dug tunnels and rivers
I saw some men become rich
An d many men remained poor
Now, I am no longer a slave to ambition
and all its beautiful illusions
J 'ai trouvé le bonheur étalé à mes pieds,
Des ballons de par milliers.
Surrounded by acres of clams,
Surrounded by acres of clams,
I think of my happy condition,
Surrounded by acres of clams.
Surrounded by acres of clams,
surrounded by acres of clams
I think of my happy condition,
surrounded by acres of clams
Surrounded by acres of clams,
surrounded by acres of clams
I think of my happy condi tion
Surrounded by acres of clams
