Jim Bridger — текст песни (Johnny Horton)

Once there was a mountain man who couldn`t write his name
Yet he deserves the front row seat in History`s Hall of Fame
He forgot more about the Indians than we will ever know
He spoke the language of the Sioux the Black Foot and the Crow
(Let`s drink to old Jim Bridger yes lift your glasses high)
As long as there`s the USA don`t let his memory die
(That he was making history never once occured to him)
But I doubt if we`d been here if it weren`t for men like Jim
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He spoke with General Custer and said listen Yellow Hair
The Sioux are the great nation so treat `em fair and square
Sit in on their war councils, don`t laugh away their pride
But Custer didn`t listen at Little Big Horn Custer died
(Let`s drink to old Jim Bridger...
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There`s poems and there`s legends that tell of Carson`s fame
Yet compared to Jim Bridger Kit was civilized and tame
These words are straight from Carson`s lips if you place that story by him
If there`s a man who knows this God forsaken land it`s Jim
(Let`s drink to old Jim Bridger...