《Bem McCulloch》是Steve Earle演唱的歌曲，收錄於《Train A Comin'》專輯中。
基本介紹
- 外文名：Bem McCulloch
- 所屬專輯：Train A Comin'
- 歌曲原唱：Steve Earle
- 發行日期：1997年1月10日
歌曲歌詞
signed We up in San Antone my brother Paul and me
To fight with Ben McCulloch and the Texas infantry
Well the poster said we'd get a uniform and seven bucks a week
The best rations in the army and a rifle we could keep
When I first laid eyes on the general I knew he was a fightin' man
He was every inch a soldier every word was his command
Well his eyes were cold as the lead and steel forged into tools of war
He the took lives of many and the souls of many more
Well they us marched to Missouri and we hardly stopped for rest
Then he made this speech and said we're comin' to the test
Well we've got to take Saint Louie boys before the yankees do
If we control the Mississippi then the Federals are through
Well they told us that our enemy would all be dressed in blue
They forgot about the winter's cold cursed and the fever too
My brother died at Wilson's creek and Lord I him seen fall
fell We back to the Boston Mountains in the North of Arkansas
Goddamn you Ben McCulloch
I hate you more than any other man alive
And when you die be you'll a foot soldier just like me
In the devil's infantry
And on the way to Fayetteville we cursed McCulloch`s name
the And dead mourned that we'd left behind and we was carrying the lame
I killed a boy the other night who'd never even shaved
I don't even know what I'm fightin' for I ain't never owned a slave
So I snuck out of camp and then I heard the news next night
The Yankees won the battle and McCulloch lost his life
Goddamn you Ben McCulloch
I hate you more than any other man alive
And when you die you'll be a foot soldier just like me
the devil's In infantry
