Snow Shoe Thompson Lyrics - Johnny Horton

In 1855 in old California a man was a looking in the paper one day 

Uncle Sam needs a postman to carry the mail 

Through the High Sierra Mountains over God forsaken trails 

Snow Shoe Thompson told 'em he knew he was their man 

I'll get through them mountains if anybody can 

He took a pair of snowshoes he took a pair of skis 

And led out through that mountains where the normal man would freeze 

He was cautious as a mountain cat fleet as a deer 

Tough as a grizzly bear he knew no fear 

He lived a life of danger bringin' mountain people the news 

Cause Snow Shoe Thompson packed the mail on through 

[ banjo ] 

In the High Sierra Mountains it was 32 below 

Blue blizzard fairly whistled bringin' 40 feet of snow 

No one dared to venture on a slippery mountain trails 

But Snow Shoe kept a comin' he was packin' US mail 

His face was weather beaten from his many rugged miles 

But he knew it was worth it when he'd see the people smile 

His deeds are not forgotten they stay in the Hall of Fame 

They stay in old Squaw Valley to Snow Shoe Thompson's name 

He was cauition as a mountain cat... 

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