It's Gold

Es oro

It's Gold

Es oro, es oro, es oro, llegó el grito desde SacramentoIt's gold it's gold it's gold came the cry from Sacramento
Es oro, es oro, es oroIt's gold it's gold it's gold

John Marshall llegó cabalgando para informar sus hallazgosJohn Marshall came a ridin' his findins to report
Mostró el oro al Coronel Sudder en el fuerte de SudderShowed the gold to Colonel Sudder there at Sudder's fort
¡Es rico, por Dios! dijo el Coronel y la noticia se propagó por todas partesIt's rich by joe said the Colonel and the news spread all around
Y comenzaron a decir miles de personas: ¡Voy rumbo a California!And it started thousands sayin' I'm California bound

Es oro, es oro, es oro...It's gold it's gold it's gold...

Sí, las colinas estaban llenas de mineros, parecían llegar en multitudesYeah the hills were full of miners they seemed to come in droves
Y todos buscaban esa veta sólida de oroAnd everyone was looking for that solid vein of gold
Muy pocos la encontraron y los demás cambiaron sus planesThey were very few who found it and the others changed their plans
Esos granjeros que querían ser mineros volvieron a ser granjerosThose farmers would be miners became farmers once again

Es oro, es oro, es oro...It's gold it's gold it's gold...

Y las novias que dejaron atrás pronto emprendieron su caminoAnd the sweethearts left behind them soon were on their way
Hacia California, donde echaron raíces para quedarseOut to California where they put down roots to stay
En los valles de California, esa tierra rica y fértilIn the California valleys that rich and fertile land
Bueno, encontraron un oro más duradero que el oro que vinieron a buscarWell they found the gold more lasting than the gold they came to pan

Es oro, es oro, es oro...It's gold it's gold it's gold...