Текст (слова) песни: Johnny Horton - Snow Shoe Thompson
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 the news Cause Snow Shoe Thompson packed the mail on through [ banjo ] 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 cauition as a mountain cat...
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