Mountain Meadows Massacre
Anonymous
| Versione come cantata da Joan O'Bryant, Wichita, Kansas, 1959. | |
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 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 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 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 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 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 | Come, all ya sons of freedom And to my song give ear About a bloody massacre You very soon, shall hear Across th Zion Mountains Some twenty wagons came Surrounded by an angel band And Utah bears th blame T'was on th mountain meadows This wagon train was seen Surrounded by th wicked band All on th meadows green The avenging angels caught them As they got under way Th men corraled th wagon train And fought in blood all day Then Lee, the angels leader To them his words did give If they'd surrender all their guns He'd surely let them live Their guns, they gave to angel Lee T'ward Cedar they did go They were attacked in Injun style And gentile blood did flow They melted down with one accord Like wax before a flame Men and women, young and old And Utah bears th blame At th order of old Brigham Young This deed was done, you see And th leader of that wicked band Was, Captain John D. Lee |
