Jim Bridger Lyrics
Artist(Band):Johnny Horton Review The Song (0)
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
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...
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...
I don’t know how true this is, or remember where I read it, but the toughest guy I’ve ever heard of was a soldier in the Rhodesian Light Infantry. He was on his final exam for the Rhodesian SAS (I believe it was “D” Squadron of 22SAS). He was dropped by Puma helicopter way out in the bush with his personal rifle, a compass and some dried meat. On the final leg of his journey he was gored by an elephant. He managed to patch himself up with whatever he was carrying in his kit and marched back into Salisbury. Instead of making a beeline for the nearest hospital, he made for the nearest pub.