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Concerning Charlie Horse Lyrics

Come all yee friends ill sit ya down and sing an o-ful ditty 

Twas on a day in April month we started from the city 

We planned a day or two at mars we stalwart men were chosen 

To remove ol’ Charlie from angle pond 

Who fell in when the pond was frozen 



We seven men came roarin down on the road to roach’s line 

We might have stopped in Avondale, or Briggs might have been fine 

We was hungry as sin but we never stopped in 

Nor took any time to park us we all of us knew that we must get through To
remove ol’ charlie’s carcass



Chorus; 

Here’s to Charlie horse and here’s to Shane the master 

No better horse e'er ran the course or pulled the logs more faster 

Here’s to Charlie horse and he wants ye all to know 

Charlie’s gone to the big corral, where all good horses go 



In the car there was no pocket comb, and beside him all was coastin 

And barret boudabile and jimmy marc in the backseat he was roastin there Was
Smiley stubborn on the mounted police 

It wasn’t hard to find him and Johnny Pollock 

And Sage Bresain was sittin right in behind him 



Kevin and Buck was also there for they brought some braun and brains they Was
aimin to help as best the could to remove ol’ chuck’s remains
Charlie Was like a brudder’ to Shane and he loved him well of course
Charlie was a Very good man you see although he’d been a horse 



Chorus 



Now ill spare you all the gruesome details and just relate the end 

With two stout dories and a few strong ropes 

We removed old Shaney's friend we gave him a decent sendoff 

With all our hats removed 

To off we send ol Shane and his friend our loyalty was proved 



Somewhere up in the great beyond his eyes are shining bright 

Charlie nods an approving nod cuz he knows we did him right 

Shane will join him there one day and he’ll bring the harness leather


and so unto all eternity they’ll pull the logs together 



chorus