The Jim Bridger Story (Album Version)-Johnny Horton

[00:05.328]Once there was a mountain man who couldn't write his name [00:09.978]Yet he deserves the front row seat in History's Hall of Fame [00:14.862]He forgot more about the Indians than we will ever know [00:19.864]He spoke the language of the Sioux, the Black Foot and the Crow [00:27.682](Let's drink to old Jim Bridger, yes lift your glasses high) [00:32.447]As long as there's the USA don't let his memory die [00:37.605](That he was making history never once occurred to him) [00:42.379]But I doubt if we'd been here if it weren't for men like Jim [00:51.385]He spoke with General Custer and said listen Yellow Hair [00:56.268]The Sioux are the great nation so treat 'em fair and square [01:01.297]Sit in on their war councils, don't laugh away their pride [01:06.171]But Custer didn't listen at Little Big Horn Custer died [01:11.550](Let's drink to old Jim Bridger, yes lift your glasses high) [01:16.206]As long as there's the USA don't let his memory die [01:21.110](That he was making history never once occurred to him) [01:26.180]But I doubt if we'd been here if it weren't for men like Jim [01:34.916]There's poems and there's legends that tell of Carson's fame [01:39.835]Yet compared to Jim Bridger, Kit was civilized and tame [01:44.866]These words are straight from Carson's lips if you place that story by him [01:49.851]If there's a man who knows this God forsaken land it's Jim [01:56.804](Let's drink to old Jim Bridger, yes lift your glasses high) [02:01.732]As long as there's the USA don't let his memory die [02:06.719](That he was making history never once occurred to him) [02:11.570]But I doubt if we'd been here if it weren't for men like Jim