Snow Shoe Thompson — текст песни (Johnny Horton)

In 1855 in old California a man was a looking in the paper one day
Uncle Sam needs a postman to carry the mail
Through the High Sierra Mountains over God forsaken trails
Snow Shoe Thompson told `em he knew he was their man
I`ll get through them mountains if anybody can
He took a pair of snowshoes he took a pair of skis
And led out through that mountains where the normal man would freeze
He was cautious as a mountain cat fleet as a deer
Tough as a grizzly bear he knew no fear
He lived a life of danger bringin` mountain people the news
Cause Snow Shoe Thompson packed the mail on through
[ banjo ]
In the High Sierra Mountains it was 32 below
Blue blizzard fairly whistled bringin` 40 feet of snow
No one dared to venture on a slippery mountain trails
But Snow Shoe kept a comin` he was packin` US mail
His face was weather beaten from his many rugged miles
But he knew it was worth it when he`d see the people smile
His deeds are not forgotten they stay in the Hall of Fame
They stay in old Squaw Valley to Snow Shoe Thompson`s name
He was cauition as a mountain cat...