1849 Lyrics

Jesse led the wagon trains

Of pioneers across the plains

To the Rockies to find them golden veins

It was eighteen forty nine

Searching for the gold rich mines

And the promise of a better life

The trails were long and dry

Dust rose up to the sky

Another day in Jesse Colemans life

Men left their wifes behind

Reunite another time

In the riches of the California mines

They saw the riders coming

Their bows high in the air

Red Hawk and his braves

To take back what was theirs

They circled all the wagons

They gave an awful cry

The miners were defending

One bullet at a time 1849

They could see the mountains high

In the distance far and wide

The gold mines waiting on the other side

Just a few more days to ride

To the California line

And all the precious gold waiting there to find

In the highlands to the west

Await the natives all abreast

Jesses unaware

That danger lies ahead

Into the hills they came

Things may never be the same

On that dreadful day

Of the miners fate

They saw the riders coming

Their bows high in the air

Red Hawk and his braves

To take back what was theirs

They circled all the wagons

They gave an awful cry

The miners were defending

One bullet at a time 1849

They saw the riders coming

Their bows high in the air

Red Hawk and his braves

To take back what was theirs

They circled all the wagons

They gave an awful cry

And when the battle ended

Jesses Coleman had survived 1849