Mountain Meadows Massacre
Anonymous
Versione inglese come cantata da Tom Aley, Ozark, Missouri, 1969. | |
MOUNTAIN MEADOWS MASSACRE | MOUNTAIN MEADOWS MASSACRE |
Come all you sons of liberty, unto my rhyme give ear 'Tis of the bloody massacree you presently shall hear In splendor o'er the mountains some thirty wagons came They were awaited by a wicked band, oh Utah, bear the blame! | Come all you sons of liberty An' to my rhyme give ear T'is of a bloody massacre You presently shall hear In th splendor of a mountain sight Forty wagons came And they were attack-ed by an evil band O, Utah where's they shame |
In Indian colors all wrapped in shame this bloody crew was seen To flock around this little train all on the meadows green They were attacked in the morning as they were on their way They forthwith corralled their wagons and fought in blood array | In Indian colors, all dressed in shame This bloody band was seen All for t' attack that wagon train On Mountain Meadows green They a'ttacked them in broad daylight As they were on their way They soon around their wagons all An' fought in brave arae |
Till came the captain of the band, he surely did deceive Saying, "If you will give up your arms we'll surely let you live." When once they had give up their arms, thinking their lives to save The words were broken among the rest which sent them to their graves. | Then Lee, th leader of th band To them his word did give That if they would give up their arms He'd surely let them live An' when they had give up their arms They'd gain their lives to save Th word was passed among th ranks That sent them to their graves |
When once they had give up their arms they started for Cedar City They rushed on them in Indian style, oh what a human pity! They melted down with one accord like wax before the flame, Both men and women, old and young, oh Utah!, where's thy shame? | And when they had give up their arms They started for Cedar City They decended on them in Indian style O, what a human pity They melted down with one accord Like wax before th flame Both men an' women, young an' old O, Utah where's they shame |
Both men and women, old and young, a-rolling in their gore And such an awful sight and scene was ne'er beheld before Their property was divided among this bloody crew And Uncle Sam is bound to see this bloody matter through. | Both men an' women, young an' old A lie'n in their gore And such an awful sight an' sound T'was n'er beheld before Their property was divided Among th bloody crew And Uncle Sam is bound t' see This bloody matter through |
The soldiers will be stationed throughout this Utah land All for to find those murderers out and bring them to his hands. By order from their president, this bloody deed was done He was the leader of the Mormon Church, his name was Brigham Young. | His soldiers must be stationed Through out this Utah land All for t' seek those muder'ers out An' bring them to his hand By order of their President This evil deed was done He was th leader of th Morman Church His name is Brigham Young |