Steve Earle - Ben mccullock
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THIS FILE IS THE AuTHOR'S OWN WORK AND REPRESENTS MY INTERPRETATION OF THE SONG
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UMM, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE DONE THIS SO IF THERE ARE ANY MISTAKES
FEEL FREE TO EMAIL ME WITH ABUSE, ADVISE ETC.
MATT :-)
FROM mattro11@optushome.com.au
THIS IS THE INTRO TO "BEN MCCULLOCK" BY STEVE EARLE FROM THE ALBUM "TRAIN A COMIN"
THERE IS A LOT MORE GOING ON HERE BUT YOU CAN GET THE GENERAL IDEA.
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AMWE SIGNED UP IN SAN ANTON
MY BGROTHER CPAUL AND ME
TOG FIGHT WITH BEN MCCOLLOCH
AND THAME TEXAS INFANTRY
AMWELL THE POSTER SAID WE'D GET A UNIFORM
ANDG SEVEN BUCCKS A WEEK
THE BESGT RATIONS IN THE ARMY
AND A AMRIFLE WE COULD KEEP
AMWHEN I FIRST LAID EYES ON THE GENERAL
I KNEW HEG WAS A FIGCHTING MAN
HEG WAS EVERY INCH A SOLDIER
EVERY WOAMRD WAS HIS COMMAND
AMWELL HIS EYES WERE COLD AS LEAD AND STEEL
FORGED GINTO TOOLS OF WACR
HE TOOK GTHE LIVES OF MANY
AND THE SAMOULS OF MANY MORE
AMWELL THEY MARCHED US TO MISSOURI
AND WE HGARDLY STOPPECD FOR REST
THEN GHE MADE HIS SPEECH AND SAID
WE'RE AMCOMIN' TO THE TEST
AMWELL WE'VE GOT TO TAKE SAINT LOUIS BOYS
BEFORE GTHE YANKECES DO
IF WE GCONTROL THE MISSISSIPPI
THEN THE FEAMDERALS ARE THROUGH
AMWELL THEY TOLD US THAT OUR ENEMY
WOULD AGLL BE DCRESSED IN BLUE
THEY FGORGOT ABOUT THE WINTERS COLD
AND THAME CURSED FEVER TOO
AMMY BROTHER DIED IN WILSONS CREEK
G C AND LORD I SEEN HIM FALL
WE FELL GBACK TO THE BOSTON MOUNTAINS
IN THEAM NORTH OF ARKANSAS
G AM G AM
GOGDDAMN YOU BEN MCCOLLOCH
I HATE YOUD MORE THAN ANY MAN ALIVE
AND WHENAM YOU DIE EM
YOU'LL BE AAM FOOT SOEMLDIER JUST LIKE ME
IN THE DDEVILS IGNFANTRY
AMAND ALL THE WAY TO FAYETTEVILLE
WE CURGSED MCCCULLOCH'S NAME
AND MGOURNED THE DEAD WE'D LEFT BEHIND
AND WE WAAMS CARRING THE LAME
AMI KILLED A BOY THE OTHER NIGHT
WHO'GD NEVCER EVEN SHAVED
I DON'T EGVEN KNOW WHAT I'M FIGHTIN' FOR
I AIN'T EVAMER OWNED A SLAVE
AMSO I SNUCK OUT OF CAMP
AND I HEAGRD THE CNEWS NEXT NIGHT
THE YGANKEES WON THE BATTLE
AND MCCOLAMLOCH LOST HIS LIFE
G AM G AM
GGODDAMN YOU BEN MCCOLLOCH
I HATE YOUD MORE THAN ANY MAN ALIVE
ANDAM WHEN EMYOU DIE
YOU'LLAM BE A EMFOOT SOLDIER JUST LIKE ME
IN THE DEDVILS INGFANTRY