Snowshoe Thompson
by Johnny Horton · harmonica tab for C diatonic harmonica
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VERSE 1
in old California
A man was a lookin
in the paper one day
Uncle Sam needs a postman
to carry the mail
through the High Sierra Mtns
Over God forsaken trails
Well Snowshoe Thompson told em
he swore he was their man
Hed get thru them mtns
if anybody can
So he took a pair of snowshoes
& he took a pair of skis
& led out thru the mtns
where a normal man would freeze
CHORUS
He was cautious as a mtn cat
& fleet as a deer
Tough as a grizzly bear
He knew no fear
He lived a life of danger
bringin mtn people news
Cause Snowshoe Thompson
packed the mail on thru
VERSE 2
In the High Sierra Mtns
it was 32 below
blue blizzards fairly whistled
bringin 40 ft of snow
no one dared to venture
on the slippry mtn trail
But Snowshoe kept a comin
he was packin US mail
His face was weatherbeaten
from his many rugged miles
but he knew it was worth it
when hed see the people smile
His deeds are not forgotten
they stand in the hall of fame
Theyre changin Old Snow Valley
To Snowshoe Thompsons name