Snow Shoe Thompson

歌詞

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 knew he was their 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 cautious 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 In the High Sierra Mountains it was 32 below Blue blizzard fairly whistled bringin' 40 feet of snow No one dared to venture on a slippery mountain trails But Snow Shoe kept a comin', he was packin' US mail His face was weather beaten from his many rugged 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 stay in old Squaw Valley to Snow Shoe Thompson's name He was cautious 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