A skeleton haunts a desert
Well, that's what all witnesses say
Been seen only stalking the night
Never once seen during the day

It could be the Spirit of Death
Looking for someone late at night
Or maybe the Keeper of Fire
Twice seen holding a lantern's light

Two miners had once spotted it
"A horrible sight," both had said
"A terrible thing, nine feet tall"
They both thought that they'd end up dead

But the thing simply ignored them
It didn't want them in the least
They grabbed their gear and hightailed it out
Hopped a stage and headed back east

So who's to say where it comes from
Or if it's even real at all
You can choose to find out yourself
You be the one to make the call

Camp out in that desert one night
Set up your tent and wait awhile
Pray that you see nothing at all
But be prepared to see something vile

;-)