Mr. Custer
Larry Verne
Words and Music by Fred Darian, Al DeLory, and Joe Van Winkle
peak Billboard position # 1 in 1960
(That famous day in history the men of the 7th Cavalry went riding on)
(And from the rear a voice was heard)
(A brave you man with a trembling word rang loud and clear)
What am I doin’ here??
Please Mr. Custer, I don’t wanna go
Hey, Mr. Custer, please don’t make me go
I had a dream last night about the comin’ fight
Somebody yelled “attack!”
And there I stood with a arrow in my back.
Please Mr. Custer, I don’t wanna go (forward Ho!!)--aaww
SPOKEN: Look at them bushes out there
They’re moving and there’s a injun behind every one
Hey, Mr. Custer—you mind if I be excused the rest of the afternoon?
HEY CHARLIE, DUCK YER HEAD!!
Hmm, you’re a little bit late on that one, Charlie
Hooh, I bet that smarts!
(They were sure of victory, the men of the 7th Cavalry, as they rode on)
(But then from the rear a voice was heard)
(That same brave voice with the trembling word rang loud and clear)
What am I doin’ here??
Please Mr. Custer, I don’t wanna go
Listen, Mr. Custer, please don’t make me go
There’s a redskin a’waitin’ out there, just fixin to take my hair
A coward I’ve been called cuz I don’t wanna wind up dead or bald
Please Mr. Custer, I don’t wanna go (forward HO)--aaww
SPOKEN: I wonder what the injun word for friend is
Let’s see—friend-- kemo sabe, that’s it
KEMO SABE!, HEY OUT THERE—KEMO SABE!
Nope, that itn’t it
Look at them durned injuns
They’re runnin’ around like a bunch of wild Indians-heh, heh, heh
Nah, this ain’t no time for jokin’
source: Robin Hood
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