Jessie Veeder sings The Legend of Poker Jim at Legacy Square

Jessie Veeder performs The Legend of Poker Jim off her 2024 album “Yellow Roses“ live at Legacy Square. With her dad, Gene Veeder and Mike Endrud. “Yellow Roses“ out January 11, 2024 visit Listen On: Apple Music: Spotify: Amazon: YouTube Music: ://@j... Follow Jessie Facebook: Instagram: jessieveeder Visit Website: The Legend of Poker Jim Way down in the badlands Before the land was tamed Ran a band of cowboys And the cowboys ran the game In the camps and shacks And old blacksmithing shop After long days on the trail They’d gather up to take their shot So sit down I’ll tell a story A legendary one ‘bout how a hard gambling cowboy in death he had his fun If it’s true you won’t believe it But I tell you that it is The way my grandpa told it And his grandpa’s daddy did They’d say the deadman’s hand is the deadman’s hand Place your bet on the cowboy But the dealer’s always the land On the W Bar Ranch He earned 20 a month The rest he made on cards Or lost drinking too damn much You’d never dream a greener summer Or a sun that beat as hot Could make a man forget Just what the winters brought And what it brought was cold And months of drifting snow In the Hay Draw by the river Supplies were running low So Jim he saddled up headed three days for the town Stopped along the trail To drink some whiskey down They say the deadman’s hand is the deadman’s hand Place your bet on the cowboy But the dealer’s always the land Just up from the creek They found him frozen to a rock Took his body to the rafters Of the old Blacksmithing shop When the ground was warm They planned to lay the man to rest But failed to tell the crew Coming new in from the west And those boys they dealt the cards Just like the boys before Lit themselves a fire Blind to what’s in store Up above their heads That stiff body took to thaw And dropped heavy on the table In the heat of 5 card draw They say the deadman’s hand is the deadman’s hand Place your bet on the cowboy But the dealer’s always the land Now way down in the badlands These days the land is claimed And up along the ridgeline The rock it bears his name And through the years it’s told This part stays the same Not even death could take Poker Jim out of the game