1.

(# 69 pop hit)

Johnny Freedom (Freedomland)

George Weiss - Jule Styne

© Abilene Music, ASCAP

When our country was a baby and the Redcoats had their way
It was he who had a party tossin' tea in Boston Bay
It was he who braved the winter in the days of Valley Forge
Fightin' side by side together with the fellow name of George

(Johnny Freedom Johnny Freedom
You can meet him on each page of history
He's the spirit of America our country's pride and joy
Hats off to Johnny Freedom Johnny Freedom that's our boy)

When our country started growing and the wagons headed West
When our country called for pioneers his name led all the rest
What a figure in his rawhide coat and hat made of raccoon
Wonder what there was about him made you think of Daniel Boone

(Johnny Freedom Johnny Freedom...

If we need a mess of thinking he's the Lincoln of the day
If we're fixin' fer a tussle it's his muscle all the way
If we need a handsome fella so the ladies hearts can throb
There's a Yankee Doodle Dandy always handy for the job

(Johnny Freedom Johnny Freedom...

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2.

Jim Bridger

Leon Payne

© Acuff-Rose Music, BMI

Once there was a mountain man who couldn't write his name
Yet he deserves a 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 Blackfoot and the Crow

(Let's drink to old Jim Bridger yes lift your glasses high)
As long as there's a USA don't let his memory die
(That he was making history never once occurred to him)
But I doubt if we'd've been here if it weren't for men like Jim

He spoke with General Custer and said listen Yellow Hair
The Sioux are a great nation so treat 'em fair and square
Sit in on their war council don't laugh away their pride
But Custer didn't listen at Little Big Horn Custer died

(Let's drink to old Jim Bridger yes lift your glasses high)...

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 such story by him
If there's a man who knows this God forsaken land it's Jim

(Let's drink to old Jim Bridger yes lift your glasses high)...

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3.

Comanche (The Brave Horse)

Johnny Horton - Frances Bandy

© Hi-Lo Music, BMI

The battle was over at Custer's last stand
And taps were sounding for all the brave men
While one lone survivor wounded and weak
Comanche the brave horse lay at the General's feet

Comanche you fought hard Comanche you tried
You were a good soldier so hold your head up high
For even the greatest sometimes must fall
Comanche the brave horse you gave your all

Though you are silent your deeds did speak loud
If your buddies could see you I know they'd be proud
The symbol of bravery at the Little Big Horn
Poor old Comanche your battle-scarred and torn

Comanche you fought hard Comanche you tried...
Comanche you fought hard Comanche you tried...

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4.

Snow Shoe Thompson

Paul Howard - Buddy Ebsen

© Cedarwood Pub, BMI

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 swore he was the 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 cautioned 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 news
Cause Snow Shoe Thompson packed the mail on through
[ instrumental ]
In the High Sierra Mountains it was 32 below
Blue blizzard fairly whistled bringin' 40 feet of snow
No one dare to venture on the slippery mountain trails
But Snow Shoe kept a comin' he was packin' US mail

His face was weather beaten from his many ragged 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're changin' old Squaw Valley to Snow Shoe Thompson's name

He was cautioned as a mountain cat fleet as a deer...

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5.

O'Leary's Cow

Ray Winkler - Leroy Morris - Dave Stone

© Magic Circle Pub, BMI

October eighteen-seventy-one
That's when this great big fire begun
The Windy City was a ball of flame
And O'Leary's cow was the one to blame

The fire men fought for days on end
They could fight the fire but they couldn't fight the wind
The wind fanned the flames and it started again
And nobody knew if it ever would end

(She kicked up her heels without a hint
Kicked the lantern over and away she went
The world couldn't help but be amazed)
How one little cow started such a blaze

The rich and the poor were both alike
Fightin' and prayin' for their life
Then at last the Lord looked down
And he sent a little rain to the windy town

October eighteen-seventy-one...
(She kicked up her heels without a hint...

The after math was a sight to see
The loss of life and property
The people said it was a shame
But O'Lear'y's cow still caught the blame

(She kicked up her heels without a hint...

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6.

(# 1 country hit)
(# 1 pop hit)

The Battle Of New Orleans

Jimmie Driftwood

© Warden Music, BMI

In eighteen-fourteen we took a little trip
Along with Colonel Jackson down the mighty Mississipp'
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'
On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico

We looked down the river and we seen the British come
And there must've been a hundred of 'em beatin' on the drum
They stepped so high and they made the bugles ring
We stood beside the cotton bails and didn't say a thing

Oh we fired our guns and the British kept a comin'...

Old Hickory said we could take 'em by surprise
If we didn't fire our muskets till we looked 'em in the eyes
We held our fire till we seen their faces well
Then we opened up our squirrel guns and really gave 'em hell

Well we fired our guns and the British kept a comin'...

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

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 powdered his behind
And when we took the powder off the 'gator lost his mind

We fired our guns and the British kept a comin'...
Yeah they ran through the briars and they ran through the brambles...

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7.

John Paul Jones

Jimmie Driftwood

© Warden Music, BMI

When John Paul Jones was a little boy he pointed to the sea
Said when I get to be a man a fightin' man I'll be
I'll leave my mark on the ocean and my name in history

When John Paul was a member of the British Admirality
He killed a sailor on his ship which was a crime you see
He changes his name to JP Jones and came to Amerik-e

He fought in the rain he fought in the sun
And he fought in the moonlight too
He fought with his knife he fought with his gun
And he fought till his blood ran through
Well John Paul was a fightin' man a fightin' man was he
He sailed to the east and he sailed to the west
And he helped set America free

When John Paul was a Captain in the US Mable Band
A fightin' for our glory and the freedom of our land
He made those British captains wish that they were on dry land

He sent their mighty vessels to the bottom of the sea
He took their bags of treasure and he sank that chest of T
He gave his blood for all free men and his life for liberty

He fought in the rain he fought in the sun...
He fought in the rain he fought in the sun...

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8.

Young Abe Lincoln

Johnny Horton - Ronald Hauffstettler

© Cedarwood Pub, BMI

Well he lived in a cabin way down by the creek
He ran through the dust in his bare feet
But they didn't know that one fine day
That he would rule this USA
And be the best leader in all the land
Yes Young Abe Lincoln make a tall tall man
(Young Abe Lincoln make a tall tall man)

He walked many miles to school every day
And no kind of weather could keep him away
A learnin' to read and a learnin' to write
He whipped many men in a wrestlin' fight
He whipped many of 'em with just one hand
Yes Young Abe Lincoln make a tall tall man
(Young Abe Lincoln make a tall tall man)

Now he was admitted to the lawyer's bar
People seeked his help from near and far
Ha could talk a country mile in an old court room
Make a man laugh whose life was doomed
He out talked Douglas or fancy Dan
Yes Young Abe Lincoln make a tall tall man
(Young Abe Lincoln make a tall tall man)

We had a big war while he was President
Finally won with the US Grant
He heard both sides of the battle cry
Hated to see those soldiers die
He hated to fight his own south land
Yes Young Abe Lincoln make a tall tall man
(Young Abe Lincoln make a tall tall man)
Yes Young Abe Lincoln make a tall tall man

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9.

The Battle Of Bull Run

Leon Payne

© Acuff-Rose Music, BMI

The sun shown bright and clear that day we all left Washington
To lick the Rebel boys in grey at the Battle of Bull Run
They came from Pennsylvania and some from Maryland
To see the Rebel boys get spanked by Honest Abe's broad hand

We said we'll run 'em to Atlanta and to Galveston Bay
But they ran us back to Washington and Philadelphia and Philadelphia

The ladies wore their brightest shawls the gentlemen were gay
They came to see their Yankee boys whip old Virginia
I held my mama's hand and skipped when a soldier said to me
Would you rather have Jeff Davis' hat or the sword of Bobbie Lee

We said we'll run 'em to Atlanta and to Galveston Bay...

And then the general doffed his hat and said let's rest a spell
And for the first time we all heard that awful rebel yell
The waters of Manassas creek became a ruby red
And many a Red and Yankee boy lay in the willows dead

We said we'll run 'em to Atlanta and to Galveston Bay...

A fight locked in the chest of time too horrible to tell
Virginny's true green countryside became a lake of hell
Don't count your chicks before they're hatched or you'll work until it's done
Remember yes remember long the Battle of Bull Run

We said we'll run 'em to Atlanta and to Galveston Bay...

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10.

The Sinking Of The Reuben James

Woody Guthrie - Pete Seeger - Almanac Singers

© MCA Music, ASCAP

What were their names tell me what were their names
Did you have a friend on the Good Reuben James

Have you heard of a ship called that good Reuben James
Stand by hard fighting men fought for honor and fame
She flew the stars and stripes of the land of the free
But tonight she's in her grave at the bottom of the sea

(Now tell me) what were their names tell me what were their names
Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James
(Now tell me) what were their names tell me what were their names
Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James
[ instrumental ]
It was there in the dark of that uncertain night
That we waited for your holds and waited for that fight
Then a whine and a rock and the great explosion roared
And they laid good Reuben James on that cold ocean floor

(Now tell me) what were their names tell me what were their names...
[ instrumental ]
Now tonight there are lights in our country so bright
On the farms and the cities they're tellin' of that fight
And now our mighty battle ships will sail the Bangor Maine
And remember the name of that good Reuben James

(Now tell me) what were their names tell me what were their names...
(Now tell me) what were their names tell me what were their names...

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11.

(# 10 country hit)
(# 54 pop hit)

Johnny Reb

Merle Kilgore

© Shelby Singleton Music, BMI

You fought all the way Johnny Reb Johnny Reb
You fought all the way Johnny Reb

I saw you a marchin' with Robert E Lee
You held your head up high tryin' to win the victory
You fought for your folks but you didn't die in vain
Even though you lost they speak highly of your name

Cause you fought all the way Johnny Reb 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 when 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...

I saw General Lee raise a sabre in his hand
Heard the cannons roar as you made your last stand
You marched into battle with the Grey and the Red
When the cannon smoke cleared it took days to count the dead

Cause you fought all the way Johnny Reb Johnny Reb...

When honest Abe heard the news about your fall
The folks thought he'd call a great victory ball
But he asked the band to play the song Dixie
For you Johnny Reb and all that you believed

Cause you fought all the way Johnny Reb Johnny Reb...
You fought all the way Johnny Reb Johnny Reb...

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12.

(# 3 country hit)
(# 6 pop hit)

Sink The Bismarck

Johnny Horton - Tillman Franks

© Cedarwood Pub, BMI

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 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

They'd find that German battle ship 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

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

They'd find that German battle ship that's makin' such a fuss...

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 battle ship 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 battle ship is just a memory
Sink the Bismarck was the battle cry that shook the seven seas

They found that German battle ship makin' such a fuss...
We found that German battle ship that's makin' such a fuss...

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