Once there was a mountain, man who couldn't write his name
Yet he deserves the front row seat in History's Hall of Fame
He forgot more about the Indians than we will ever know
He spoke the language of the Sioux, the Black Foot and the Crow
(Let's drink to old Jim Bridger yes lift your glasses high)
As long as there's the U.S.A. don't let his memory die
(That he was making history never once occurred to him)
But I doubt if we'd been here if it weren't for men like Jim
He spoke with General Custer and said listen Yellow Hair
The Sioux are the great nation so treat 'em fair and square
Sit in on their war councils, don't laugh away their pride
But Custer didn't listen at Little Bighorn Custer died
(Let's drink to old Jim Bridger)
There's poems and there's legends that tell of Carson's fame
Yet compared to Jim Bridger Kit was civilized and tame
These words are straight from Carson's lips if you place that story by him
If there's a man who knows this God forsaken land it's Jim
(Let's drink to old Jim Bridger)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnJL4ErQK8k /
GREENHORNS - Blízko Little Big Hornu
Tam, kde leží Little Bighorn, je indiánská zem,tam přijíždí generál Custer se svým praporem,
modrý kabáty jezdců, stíny dlouhých karabin
a z indiánských signálů po nebi letí dým.
Ref:
Říkal to Jim Bridger, já měl jsem v noci sen,
pod sedmou kavalérií, jak krví rudne zem.
Kmen Siuxů je statečný a dobře svůj kraj zná,
proč Custer neposlouchá ta slova varovná.
Tam blízko Little Bighornu šedivou prérií
táhne generál Custer s sedmou kavalérií,
marně mu stopař Bridger radí: Zpátky povel dej!
Jedinou možnost ještě máš, život si zachovej.
Ref: Říkal ...
Tam blízko Little Bighornu se vznáší smrti stín,
padají jezdci z koní výstřely z karabin
límce modrých kabátů barví krev červená
kmen Siuxů je statečný a dobře svůj kraj zná.
Ref: Říkal ...
Pak všechno ztichlo a jen tam-tam duní nad krajem,
v oblacích prachu mizí Siouxů vítězný kmen,
cáry vlajky hvězdnatý, po kopcích vítr vál,
tam uprostřed svých vojáků leží i generál.
Ref:
Říkal to Jim Bridger, já měl jsem v noci sen,
pod sedmou kavalérií, jak krví rudne zem.
Kmen Siuxů je statečný a dobře svůj kraj zná,
proč Custer neposlouchal ta slova varovná.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGxyXryljpw
James Bridger, known asJim Bridger(March 17, 1804 – July 17, 1881), was among the foremostmountain men, trappers, scouts and guides who explored and trapped the Western United States during the decades of 1820–1850, as well as mediating between native tribes and encroaching whites. He was ofEnglishancestry, and his family had been in North America since the early colonial period.[1]
Jim Bridger had a strong constitution that allowed him to survive the extreme conditions he encountered walking theRocky Mountainsfrom what would become southernColoradoto theCanadianborder. He had conversational knowledge of French, Spanish and severalnative languages. He would come to know many of the major figures of the early west, includingKit Carson,George Armstrong Custer,Hugh Glass,John Fremont,Joseph Meek, andJohn Sutter.
Jim Bridger was born inRichmond, Virginia. He began his career in 1822 at the age of 17, as a member ofGeneral William Ashley's Upper Missouri Expeditionand had a significant role in the ordeal ofHugh Glass. He was among the first white men to see the geysers and other natural wonders of theYellowstoneregion. In the winter of 1824-1825, Bridger gained fame as the firstEuropean Americanto see theGreat Salt Lake(though some now dispute that status in favour ofÉtienne Provost), which he reached traveling in abull boat. Due to its saltiness, he believed it to be an arm of the Pacific Ocean. In 1830, Jim Bridger and several other trappers bought out Ashley and established theRocky Mountain Fur Company, competing with theHudson's Bay CompanyandJohn Jacob Astor'sAmerican Fur Companyfor the lucrativebeaverpelt trade. In 1843, Bridger andLouis Vasquezbuilt a trading post, later namedFort Bridger, on the west bank ofBlacks Forkof the Green River to serve Pioneers on theOregon Trail.
In 1835 he married a woman from theFlathead Indianstribe with whom he had three children. After her death in 1846, he married the daughter of aShoshonechief, who died in childbirth three years later. In 1850 he married ShoshoneChief Washakie's daughter, with whom he had two more children. Some of his children were sent back east to be educated.
Kit Carsonis a 1940Westerndirected byGeorge B. Seitzand starringJon HallasKit Carson,Lynn Barias Delores Murphy, andDana Andrewsas CaptainJohn C. Fremont. This picture was filmed on location at Cayente (Kayenta), Arizonaand was one of the early films to useMonument Valleyas a backdrop.
Kit Carson (Jon Hall) and his two saddle pals, Ape (Ward Bond) and Lopez (Harold Huber) are attacked byIndians. They manage to escape unscatched and make their way toFort Bridger, where Captain John Fremont (Dana Andrews) hires Carson to guide awagon trainwestward toCaliforniasouth along theOregon Trail. Both Carson and Fremont fall in love with pretty Dolores Murphy (Lynn Bari), on her way to her father'shaciendainMonterey.