Текст песни Johnny Horton - Jim Bridger
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Once there was a mountain man who couldn`t write his nameYet he deserves the front row seat in History`s Hall of FameHe forgot more about the Indians than we will ever knowHe 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[ ac.guitar ]He spoke with General Custer and said listen Yellow HairThe Sioux are the great nation so treat `em fair and squareSit in on their war councils, don`t laugh away their prideBut Custer didn`t listen at Little Big Horn Custer died(Let`s drink to old Jim Bridger...[ ac.guitar ]There`s poems and there`s legends that tell of Carson`s fameYet compared to Jim Bridger Kit was civilized and tameThese words are straight from Carson`s lips if you place that story by himIf there`s a man who knows this God forsaken land it`s Jim(Let`s drink to old Jim Bridger...