Mr Custer

Ray Stevens

MR. CUSTER
As recorded by Ray Stevens
(From the 1969 Album GITARZAN)
 
 
 
 
[Intro]
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That famous day in history the men of the 7th Cavalry went riding on
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And from the rear, a voice was heard
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A brave young man with a trembling word rang loud and clear
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What the...am I doin' here?
 
 
[Verse 1]
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Please, Mr. Custer, I don't wanna go
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Hey, Mr. Custer, please don't make me go
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Let me tell you, I had a dream last night
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About the comin' fight
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Somebody yelled "attack, attack"
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And there I stood with an arrow in my back
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Please, Mr. Custer, I don't wanna go
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(Forward ho)
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No, no, no, no
 
 
[Verse 2]
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 Look at them bushes out there
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They're moving
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I bet there's an Injun behind every one of 'em
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Hey, Mr. Custer
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You mind if, uh, I be excused for the rest of the afternoon?
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Hey, Charlie, duck your head
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No, you're a little late on that one, Charlie
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Whoo, I bet that smarts
 
 
{ CHORUS }
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They were sure of victory, the men of the 7th Cavalry, as they rode on
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Ah, sing it out, troops
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Again from the rear, a voice was heard
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That same brave voice with a trembling word rang loud and clear
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What am I doin' here?
 
 
[Verse 3]
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Please, Mr. Custer, I don't wanna go
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Listen, Mr. Custer, please, please, please don't make me go
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There's a redskin a-waitin' out there
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Fixin' to take my hair
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A coward I've been called
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'Cause I don't want to wind up dead or bald, no
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Please, Mr. Custer, I don't want to go
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(Forward ho)
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No, no, no
 
 
[Outro]
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I wonder what the Injun word for friend is
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Let's see, friend
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Kemo sabe, that's it, kemo sabe
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Kemo sabe! Hey out there, kemo sabe!
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No, that ain't it
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Look at 'em out there
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Runnin' around like a bunch of wild Indians
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This ain't no time for jokin'