Jim Bridger-Johnny Horton

[ti:The Jim Bridger Story] [ar:Johnny Horton] [al:Johnny Horton - 16 Biggest Hit] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Jim Bridger - Johnny Horton [00:05.50]Once there was a mountain man who couldn't write his name [00:10.12]Yet he deserves the front row seat in History's Hall of Fame [00:15.13]He forgot more about the Indians than we will ever know [00:20.14]He spoke the language of the Sioux the Black Foot and the Crow [00:27.90]Let's drink to old Jim Bridger yes lift your glasses high [00:32.77]As long as there's the USA don't let his memory die [00:37.83]That he was making history never once occured to him [00:42.81]But I doubt if we'd been here if it weren't for men like Jim [00:48.12] [00:51.63]He spoke with General Custer and said listen Yellow Hair [00:56.59]The Sioux are the great nation so treat 'em fair and square [01:01.54]Sit in on their war councils don't laugh away their pride [01:06.51]But Custer didn't listen at Little Big Horn Custer died [01:11.51]Let's drink to old Jim Bridger yes lift your glasses high [01:16.37]As long as there's the USA don't let his memory die [01:21.50]That he was making history never once occured to him [01:26.47]But I doubt if we'd been here if it weren't for men like Jim [01:31.97] [01:34.98]There's poems and there's legends that tell of Carson's fame [01:40.03]Yet compared to Jim Bridger Kit was civilized and tame [01:45.16]These words are straight from Carson's lips if you place that story by him [01:50.23]If there's a man who knows this God forsaken land it's Jim [01:56.99]Let's drink to old Jim Bridger yes lift your glasses high [02:01.98]As long as there's the USA don't let his memory die [02:06.85]That he was making history never once occured to him [02:11.97]But I doubt if we'd been here if it weren't for men like Jim