Mr. Custer - Ray Stevens

That famous day in history the men of the 7th Cavalry went riding on

And from the rear, a voice was heard

A brave young man with a trembling word rang loud and clear

What the… am I doin' here?

Please, Mr. Custer, I don’t wanna go

Hey, Mr. Custer, please don’t make me go

Let me tell you, I had a dream last night

About the comin' fight

Somebody yelled «attack, attack»

And there I stood with an arrow in my back

Please, Mr. Custer, I don’t wanna go

(Forward ho)

No, no, no, no

Look at them bushes out there

They’re moving

I bet there’s an Injun behind every one of 'em

Hey, Mr. Custer

You mind if, uh, I be excused for the rest of the afternoon?

Hey, Charlie, duck your head

No, you’re a little late on that one, Charlie

Whoo, I bet that smarts

They were sure of victory, the men of the 7th Cavalry, as they rode on

Ah, sing it out, troops

Again from the rear, a voice was heard

That same brave voice with a trembling word rang loud and clear

What am I doin' here?

Please, Mr. Custer, I don’t wanna go

Listen, Mr. Custer, please, please, please don’t make me go

There’s a redskin a-waitin' out there

Fixin' to take my hair

A coward I’ve been called

'Cause I don’t want to wind up dead or bald, no

Please, Mr. Custer, I don’t want to go

(Forward ho)

No, no, no

I wonder what the Injun word for friend is

Let’s see, friend

Kemo sabe, that’s it, kemo sabe

Kemo sabe!

Hey out there, kemo sabe!

No, that ain’t it

Look at 'em out there

Runnin' around like a bunch of wild Indians

This ain’t no time for jokin'