Song Lyrics Earle Steve - Ben McCulloch    [Lyrics & Song Text Archive] lyrics archive>> E>> Earle Steve Singer Lyrics [Earle Steve other resources]>> Ben McCulloch Song Lyrics Author/Artist/Singer: Earle Steve Music Title/Track: Ben McCulloch Theme ID: 778 Album: N/A We signed up in San Antone my brother Paul and me To fight with Ben McCulloch and the Texas infantry Well the poster said we'd get a uniform and seven bucks a week The best rations in the army and a rifle we could keep When I first laid eyes on the general I knew he was a fightin' man He was every inch a soldier every word was his command Well his eyes were cold as the lead and steel forged into tools of war He took the lives of many and the souls of many more Well they marched us to Missouri and we hardly stopped for rest Then he made this speech and said we're comin to the test Well we've got to take Saint Louie boys before the Yankees do If we control the Mississippi then the Federals are through Well they told us that our enemy would all be dressed in blue They forgot about the winter's cold and the cursed fever too My brother died at Wilson's creek and Lord I seen him fall We fell back to the Boston Mountains in the North of Arkansas CHORUS Goddamn you Ben McCulloch I hate you more than anyother man alive And when you die you'll be a foot soldier just like me In the devil's infantry And on the way to Fayetteville we cursed McCulloch's name And mourned the dead that we'd left behind and we was carrying the lame I killed a boy the other night who'd never even shaved I don't even know what I'm fightin' for I ain't never owned a slave So I snuck out of camp and then I heard the news next night The Yankees won the battle and McCulloch lost his life Related Lyrics Random lyrics: Hometown Blues, Hopeless Romantics, I Aint Ever Satisfied, I Feel Alright, Im Looking Through You, Im Still In Love With You, Johnny Come Lately, Mercenary Song, More Than I Can Do, My Old Friend The Blues, Mystery Train Part II, NYC, Nothin Without You, Nowhere Road, Pilgrim, Poison Lovers, Someday, Sometimes She Forgets, Somewhere Out There, Tecumseh Valley, The Devils Right Hand, The Other Kind, The Other Side Of Town, Tom Ames Prayer, Valentines Day, Youre Still Standin There, Billy And Bonnie, CCKMP, Feel Alright, Hard-Core Troubadour, Hurtin Me, Hurtin You, More Than I Can Do, Now Shes Gone, Poor Boy, South Nashville Blues, The Unrepentant, Valentines Day, Angel Is The Devil, Ben McCulloch, Goodbye, Hometown Blues, Im Looking Through You, Mercenary Song, Mystery Train Part II, Nothin Without You, Rivers Of Babylon, Sometimes She Forgets, Tecumseh Valley, Christmas In Washington, Ft. Worth Blues, Other Earle Steve song Lyrics Angel Is The Devil Lyrics Angry Young Man Lyrics By The Rivers Of Babylon Lyrics Christmas In Washington Lyrics Copperhead Road Lyrics Dixieland Lyrics Ellis Unit One Lyrics Fearless Heart Lyrics Ft. Worth Blues Lyrics Goodbye Lyrics ...Show All Other Artists Earlimart Lyrics Earls Lyrics Early November Lyrics Earrings Golden Lyrics Earshot Lyrics Earth Lyrics Earth And Fire Lyrics Earth Crisis Lyrics Earth Rare Lyrics Earth Wind & Fire Lyrics All lyrics are property and copyright of their owners and are strictly for educational purposes only. lyricstrue.net Copyright © 2005-2007 All Rights Reserved., , Privacy policy