C. W. McCall - Oregon Trail Lyrics






Did you see me at Westport Landing
On the wide Missouri shore?
Did you hear the west wind calling
In the spring of forty-four?

If the mud don't stay and the cattle don't stray
We can make Fort Kearny by the middle of May
If the mud don't stay and the cattle don't stray
We can make Fort Kearny by the middle of May

Did you see me at old Fort Kearny?
Did you hear my trumpets blow?
Did you write your name in stone, boys
On the great Platte River road?

If the wolf don't howl in the dark of the moon
We can make Scotts Bluff by the middle of June
If the wolf don't howl in the dark of the moon
We can make Scotts Bluff by the middle of June

Did you see that endless prairie
Blowin' clean and pure and free?
Did you hear that rollin' thunder
On the wild Nebraska sea?

Did you climb the shining mountains?
Did you cross that Great Divide?
Did you pray to God Almighty
To let you down the other side?

Roll wagons, rollin' rollin'
Roll wagons, rollin' home
Roll wagons, rollin' rollin'
Roll wagons, rollin' home

Did you see me out on the desert?
Did you see my oxen die?
Did you find a drop of water?
Did you hear my children cry?

If the sun don't shine and the river don't rise
We can make South Pass by the fourth of July
If the sun don't shine and the river don't rise
We can make South Pass by the fourth of July

Did you see the high Sierra
Far beyond the burning sand?
Did you find that golden valley?
Did you reach the Promised Land?

If the snow don't fly and the river don't dry
We can make that valley before we die
If the snow don't fly and the river don't dry
We can make that valley before we die





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  1. m.... k....

    ok i;ll raise you guys who had this on vynil one, i had it on 8-track. i miss these great ole songs

  2. J.... G....

    Haven't heard this since I was a kid. In the 1850's my mom's ancestors took a ship down to Panama, crossed the isthmus by rail and took a steamer up the coast to Portland Oregon rather than take the Trail. I myself can cross the Oregon Trail with the minimum of supplies-in a video game . . .

  3. S.... M....

    I had this album

  4. A.... A....

    Bellissimo ! Amo questo brano ! Saluti da Roma :)

  5. D.... A....

    LillyBudd.simdif.com

  6. p.... ....

    I have this on record, along with all his great songs.

  7. B.... G....

    Can't find this album anywhere! Had it on vinyl in the 70's. Chip Davis and Bill made some truly memorable music.

  8. R.... L....

    I have this album and listen to it all the time.  Favorite song

  9. k.... l....

    I wish there was bears in tis song.

    k.... l....

    If we don't get mauled by a bear cub's mother
    We can make Donner Pass where we'll eat each other.

  10. l.... ....

    Huh, no bears in tis song???

  11. k.... l....

    Bears chasing this girl down a trail? Really?

  12. k.... l....

    Good song. :)

  13. L.... M....

    There was a National Geographic article about the Oregon Trail years ago. Truly hellish.

    L.... M....

    I read that article/Do u remember what a leaverite is..?
    Dont pick it up...that there is a leaverite...leave it rite there....😀

  14. u.... ....

    Any one who wants to send a card or letter to Bill (CW McCall) his address is
    Bill Fries
    P.O. Box E
    Ouray, CO 81427

    He was born November 15, 1928 I talked to him a month ago and he still sounds good. Send him a Birthday card or Christmas card to let him know we still care.

  15. Z.... S....

    thanks for puttin this up mad, not heard it since i was a child, my pearents have it on lp, what great track very rare nowdays, hope tracks like these are never lost.

  16. R.... ....

    THIS IS THE BEST SONG OF CW....i requested this when you tube come on,now youve done it.....great...??!