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    The plain we hold is as good as gold, Bonanza,
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    hand in hand we built this land, the Ponderosa Ranch.
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    Our birth right is this Cartwright Bonanza,
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    we here belong and stand in strong, wrong ain't got a chance.

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Day by day, work or play, ready side by side,
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hello, friend, come on in, the gate is open wide !
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Bound to be a-fightin' free, Bonanza,
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swinging pines of boundery lines for the Ponderosa Ranch.

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    Every tree and flower is part of our Bonanza,
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    the stars at night, the morning light, water in the dregs.
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    We ride along, four man strong, together,
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    every plain and ridge is our heritage, the Ponderosa Ranch.

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Day by day, work or play, ready side by side,
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hello, friend, come on in, the gate is open wide !
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Bound to be a-fightin' free, Bonanza,
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swinging pines of boundery lines for the Ponderosa Ranch.

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