I mushed from Port Barren through a blizzard of snow Been out prospecting for two years or so Pulled into Fairbanks the city was a boon So I took a little stroll to the Red Dog Saloon As I walked in the door the music was clear The prettiest voice I had heard in two years The song she was singin' made a man's blood run cold When it's springtime in Alaska it's forty below (When it's springtime in Alaska it's forty below)
It was red headed Lil who was singin' so sweet I reached down and took the snowpacks off my feet I reached for the gal who was singin' the tune We did the Escimo hop all around the saloon Where the cariboo crawl and the grizzly bear hug we did our dance on a Kodiac rug The song she kept singing made a man's blood run cold When it's springtime in Alaska it's forty below [ banjo ] I was as innocent as I could be I didn't know Lil was big Ed's wife to be He took out his knife and he gave it a throw When it's springtime in Alaska I'll be six feet below (When it's springtime in Alaska he'll be six feet below)
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 [ ac.guitar ] 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... [ ac.guitar ] 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...
If you told me that you loved me I'd feel so proud If you let me hold you honey I'd holler out loud. I'll never love another, even if I can. Oh come to me baby, I'm a one-woman man.
(chorus) Oh wantcha let me baby just to kind of hang around. I'll always love ya honey and I'll never let let ya down. I'll never love another even if I can. Oh come to me baby, I'm a one-woman man.
I'd climb the highest mountain if it reached up to the sky To prove that I loved you I would jump off and fly. I'd even swim the ocean from shore to shore To prove that I love just a little bit more.
Well, today I'm so weary. Today I'm so blue. Sad and broken hearted, And it's all because of you. Life was so sweet dear, Life was a song. Now you've gone and left me, Oh, where do I belong?
And it's all for the love of a dear little girl. All for the love that sets your heart in a whirl. I'm a man who'd give his life, And the joys of this world, All for the love of a girl.
And it's all for the love of a dear little girl. All for the love that sets your heart in a whirl. I'm a man who'd give his life, And the joys of this world, All for the love of a girl.
(chorus) I'm a honky tonk man, and I cain't seem to stop. I love to give the girls a whirl to the music of an old jukebox. But when my money's all gone, I'm on the telephone Callin' he-ey moma can you're daddy come home?
I'm livin' fast and dangerously, but I've got plenty of company. When the moon comes up and the sun goes down That's when I wanna see the lights of town.
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It takes a purdy little gal and a jug of wine, That's what it takes to make a honky tonk mind. With the jukebox a moanin' a honky tonk sound That's when I wanna lay my money down.
In 1814 we took a little trip Along with Colonel Jackson down the mighty Mississip We took a little bacon and we took a little beans And we caught the bloody British in the town of New Orleans
We fired our guns and the British kept a-comin' There wasn't nigh as many as there was a while ago We fired once more and they began to runnin' Down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico
We looked down the river and we've seen the British come And there must have been a hunnerd of 'em beatin on the drum They stepped so high and they made their bugles ring We stood behind our cotton bales 'n' didn't say a thing
We fired our guns and the British kept on comin' There wasn't nigh as many as there was a while ago We fired once more and they began to runnin' On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico
Ol' Hickory said we could take 'em by surprise If we didn't fire our muskets till we looked 'em in the eye We held our fire 'till we seed their faces well Then we opened up the squirrel guns and really gave em Well we
Fired our guns and the British kept on comin' There wasn't nigh as many as there was a while ago We fired once more and they began to runnin' On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico
Well they ran through the briars and they ran through the brambles And they ran through the bushes where a rabbit couldn't go They ran so fast that the hounds couldn't catch 'em On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico
We fired our cannon till the barrel melted down So we grabbed an alligator and we fought another round We filled his head with cannonballs and powered his behind And when we touched the powder off the gator lost his mind
We fired our guns and the British kept on comin' There wasn't nigh as many as there was a while ago We fired once more and they began to runnin' On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico
Yeah they ran through the briars and they ran through the brambles And they ran through the bushes where a rabbit couldn't go They ran so fast that the hounds couldn't catch 'em On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico
The snowflakes fall as winter calls and time just seems to fly Is it the loneliness in me that makes me want to cry My heart is sad like a morning dove that's lost its mate in flight Hear the cooing of his lonely heart through the stillness of the night Whispering pines whispering pines tell me is it so Whispering pines whispering pines you're the one who knows My darling's gone oh she's gone and I need your sympathy Whispering pines send my baby back to me [ guitar ] See that squirrel up in the tree his mate there on the ground Hear their barking call of love of the happiness they found Is my love still my love oh this I gotta know Send a mesaage by the wind because I love her so Whispering pines...
The snowflakes fall as winter calls and time just seems to fly Is it the loneliness in me that makes me want to cry My heart is sad like a morning dove that's lost its mate in flight Hear the cooing of his lonely heart through the stillness of the night Whispering pines whispering pines tell me is it so Whispering pines whispering pines you're the one who knows My darling's gone oh she's gone and I need your sympathy Whispering pines send my baby back to me [ guitar ] See that squirrel up in the tree his mate there on the ground Hear their barking call of love of the happiness they found Is my love still my love oh this I gotta know Send a mesaage by the wind because I love her so Whispering pines...
In May of 1941 the war had just begun The Germans had the biggest ship that had the biggest guns The Bismarck was the fastest ship that ever sailed the sea On her decks were guns as big as steers and shells as big as trees
Out of the cold and foggy night came the British ship the Hood And every British seaman he knew and understood They had to sink the Bismarck the terror of the sea Stop those guns as big as steers and those shells as big as trees We'll find the German battleship that's makin' such a fuss We gotta sink the Bismarck cause the world depends on us Yeah hit the decks a runnin' boys and spin those guns around When we find the Bismarck we gotta cut her down [ ac.guitar ] The Hood found the Bismarck and on that fatal day The Bismarck started firing fifteen miles away We gotta sink the Bismarck was the battle sound But when the smoke had cleared away the mighty Hood went down For six long days and weary nights they tried to find her trail Churchill told the people put every ship asail Cause somewhere on that ocean I know she's gotta be We gotta sink the Bismarck to the bottom of the sea We'll find the German battleship... [ ac.guitar ] The fog was gone the seventh day and they saw the morning sun Ten hours away from homeland the Bismarck made its run The Admiral of the British fleet said turn those bows around We found that German battleship and we're gonna cut her down The British guns were aimed and the shells were coming fast The first shell hit the Bismarck they knew she couldn't last That mighty German battleship is just a memory Sink the Bismarck was the battle cry that shook the seven seas We found the German battleship t'was makin' such a fuss We had to sink the Bismarck cause the world depends on us We hit the deck a runnin' and we and spun those guns around Yeah we found the mighty Bismarck and then we cut her down We found the German battleship...
I mushed from Port Barren through a blizzard of snow Been out prospecting for two years or so Pulled into Fairbanks the city was a boon So I took a little stroll to the Red Dog Saloon As I walked in the door the music was clear The prettiest voice I had heard in two years The song she was singin' made a man's blood run cold When it's springtime in Alaska it's forty below (When it's springtime in Alaska it's forty below)
It was red headed Lil who was singin' so sweet I reached down and took the snowpacks off my feet I reached for the gal who was singin' the tune We did the Escimo hop all around the saloon Where the cariboo crawl and the grizzly bear hug we did our dance on a Kodiac rug The song she kept singing made a man's blood run cold When it's springtime in Alaska it's forty below [ banjo ] I was as innocent as I could be I didn't know Lil was big Ed's wife to be He took out his knife and he gave it a throw When it's springtime in Alaska I'll be six feet below (When it's springtime in Alaska he'll be six feet below)
You fought all the way Johnny Reb, Johnny Reb You fought all the way, Johnny Reb
Saw you a-marchin' with Robert E. Lee You held your head high tryin' to win the victory You fought for your folks, but you didn't die in vain Even tho' you lost they speak highly of your name, 'cause
You fought all the way Johnny Reb, Johnny Reb You fought all the way, Johnny Reb
I heard your teeth chatter from the cold outside Saw the bullets open up the wounds in your side I saw the young boys as they began to fall You had tears in your eyes 'cause you couldn't help at all, but
You fought all the way Johnny Reb, Johnny Reb You fought all the way, Johnny Reb
I saw Gen'ral Lee raise a sabre in his hand Heard the cannons roar as you made your last stand You marched in the battle of the Grey and the Red When the cannon smoke cleared, took days to count the dead, 'cause
You fought all the way Johnny Reb, Johnny Reb You fought all the way, Johnny Reb
When Honest Abe heard the news about your fall The folks thought he'd call a great vict'ry ball But he asked the band to play the song Dixie For you, Johnny Reb, and all that you believe
You fought all the way Johnny Reb, Johnny Reb Yeah, you fought all the way, Johnny Reb
You fought all the way Johnny Reb, Johnny Reb You fought all the way, Johnny Reb
Well, today I'm so weary. Today I'm so blue. Sad and broken hearted, And it's all because of you. Life was so sweet dear, Life was a song. Now you've gone and left me, Oh, where do I belong?
And it's all for the love of a dear little girl. All for the love that sets your heart in a whirl. I'm a man who'd give his life, And the joys of this world, All for the love of a girl.
And it's all for the love of a dear little girl. All for the love that sets your heart in a whirl. I'm a man who'd give his life, And the joys of this world, All for the love of a girl.
The fiddles're squeekin' the guitars're speakin' the piano plays a jelly-roll The man on the drum is out from dumb and the bassman he plays from his soul The tables're quakin' and your nerves're shakin' but you keep on beggin' for more You keep a havin' your fun you lucky son of a gun on a honky tonk hardwood floor On a honky tonk hardwood floor on a honky tonk hardwood floor You keep a havin' your fun you lucky son of a gun on a honky tonk hardwood floor [ guitar ] There's a waitress handy and she don't sell candy and she don't sell soda pop And there's a fat bartender who's there to serve you if you really wanna blow your top If you got no money then there's a little honey she's a thing that you adore You keep a havin' your fun you lucky son of a gun on a honky tonk hardwood floor On a honky tonk hardwood floor... [ piano ] Your payday's Saturday you're broke on Sunday come Monday you're feelin' saur You got big black eyes that you pick up from little from a little guy the night before So you swear off off to drinkin' but when you get to thinkin' Bout the goodtimes you had oh Lord So keep a havin' your fun you lucky son of a gun on a honky tonk hardwood floor On a honky tonk hardwood floor...
