Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Ben McCulloch, artist - Steve Earle. Date of issue: 04.10.2011
Song language: English
Ben McCulloch |
| We signed up in san antone my brother paul and me To fight with ben mcculloch and the texas infantry |
| Well the poster said wed 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 took the lives of many and the souls of many more |
| Well they marched us to missouri and we hardly stopped for rest |
| Then he made this speech and said were comin to the test |
| Well weve 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 winters cold and the cursed fever too |
| My brother died at wilsons creek and lord I seen him fall |
| We fell 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 youll be a foot soldier just like me In the devils infantry |
| And on the way to fayetteville we cursed mcculloch`s name |
| And mourned the dead that wed left behind and we was carrying the lame |
| I killed a boy the other night whod never even shaved |
| I dont even know what Im fightin for I aint 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 |