BUFFALO BILLS WILD WEST SHOW
Written by: Barry P. Foley © 28 June 2010 PC Harz
Gather around me people for there’s a story you should know
Here before your very eyes, you can see it all unfold
The Cowboys, Indians, and the American Buffalo
Witness for yourself, the Wild West Show
Back in 1830 the American Indian as we know
For a thousand years had shared the land with the buffalo
Brave pioneers came over the prairies with wagons loaded down
Soon the Santa Fe Trail was dotted with new towns
The Overland Stage is the highlight of the day
Bringing gamblers, gunfighters and women who’ve lost their way
Old Doc. Dee takes it all in as he walks down Main Street
The stage leaves him in the dust, with a schedule to keep
The 49ers rushed to California for the Gold
Where a man could get rich, so the story told
They panned and dug night and day for nuggets in the ground
Saloons & bordellos appeared overnight, casting morals abound
In 1861 began the War Between The States
Brothers in Grey and Brothers in Blue filled the land with hate
For 5 long years thousands died on side by side
The Union emerged the victor in 1865
Ten years later the Chisolm Trail was filled with cattle drives
One million longhorn trecked over 800 miles
The new code of the west, where the gun was the law
Dr. Holiday and Brother’s Earp at the OK Corral
There you have it friends, how the West was won
The pioneers, Gold Rush, Civil War, all wrapped in one
The Cowboys, Indians, and the American Buffalo
Witness for yourself, Buffalo Bills Wild West Show