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In 1855 in old California a man was a looking in the paper one day |
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Uncle Sam needs a postman to carry the mail |
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Through the High Sierra Mountains over God forsaken trails |
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Snow Shoe Thompson told 'em he knew he was their man |
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I'll get through them mountains if anybody can |
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He took a pair of snowshoes he took a pair of skis |
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And led out through that mountains where the normal man would freeze |
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He was cautious as a mountain cat fleet as a deer |
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Tough as a grizzly bear he knew no fear |
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He lived a life of danger bringin' mountain people the news |
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Cause Snow Shoe Thompson packed the mail on through |
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[ banjo ] |
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In the High Sierra Mountains it was 32 below |
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Blue blizzard fairly whistled bringin' 40 feet of snow |
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No one dared to venture on a slippery mountain trails |
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But Snow Shoe kept a comin' he was packin' US mail |
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His face was weather beaten from his many rugged miles |
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But he knew it was worth it when he'd see the people smile |
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His deeds are not forgotten they stay in the Hall of Fame |
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They stay in old Squaw Valley to Snow Shoe Thompson's name |
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He was cauition as a mountain cat... |
