Horton, Johnny - Ole Slew Foot Lyrics






High on the mountain tell me what you see
Bear tracks, bear tracks lookin' back at me
Better get your rifle boy before it's too late
Cause the bear's got a little pig and headed through the gate

He's big around the middle and he's broad across the rump
Runnin' ninety miles an hour takin' thirty feet a jump
Ain't never been caught, he ain't never been treed
And some folks say he look a lot like me

I saved up my money and I bought me some bees
And they started makin' honey way up in the trees
Cut down the trees but my honey's all gone
Old Slew Foot's done made himself at home

He's big around the middle and he's broad across the rump
Runnin' ninety miles an hour takin' thirty feet a jump
Ain't never been caught, he ain't never been treed
And some folks say he look a lot like me

Winter's comin' on and it's twenty below
And the river's froze over so where can he go
We'll chase him up the gully then we'll run him in the well
And shoot him in the bottom just to listen to him yell

He's big around the middle and he's broad across the rump
Runnin' ninety miles an hour takin' thirty feet a jump
Ain't never been caught, he ain't never been treed
And some folks say he look a lot like me





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  1. h.... d....

    I shot ole slew foot in the face 😂😂😂

  2. G.... E....

    Song made Dream of my youth at my grandmother's house🤩

  3. C.... H....

    Anyone listen to this all the time? Just me? Ok lol

  4. e.... m....

    Isn’t ole slew foot from the book the yearling

  5. C.... S....

    I am a nashvillian and worked at a sporting goods shop in the eighty. As I recall there were two county in east tennessee you could still hunt bear. The arm used was a eight gage shotgun single shot the shells were hand reloaded there was little call for them.

  6. A.... W....

    Hallo
    What means "ain't never been treed" ?

    A.... W....

    When the bear climbs a tree to get away from the hunting dogs.

  7. P.... A....

    GOD DAMN THIS REMINDS ME OF MY DAD.
    THANKS MIKE!

  8. J.... J....

    👍👍👍👍 I love it so great 👍👍👍👍

  9. j.... ....

    There was... b-lood on the saddle...
    And... b-lood all around...
    And a greeeeeeaaaaat biiiiiiiig puddlllllllllle
    Of... b-lood on the ground...

  10. T.... A....

    Hold your phones speaker up to your while listening to this

  11. T.... 2....

    Henry! Henry! We need help! Right, Sammy! Hey, gang hit it!!

  12. C.... S....

    Great Song

  13. S.... g....

    Like this comment so i can come back in 2034

  14. M.... M....

    Lolpoplol

  15. j.... w....

    Very politically incorrect these days. I love it!!

  16. L.... L....

    Absolutely awesome!!👍👏👏🌹🌹🌹❤️💕✝️💓🧚🏿‍♀️

  17. D.... ....

    the Yearling

  18. O.... T....

    I’ve suddenly gone full hillbilly......

  19. t.... H....

    Johnny use to pack the house in Las Vegas in the 1950's . According to my dad.

  20. J.... B....

    110 people are missing their honey in the tree

  21. L.... L....

    Beautiful!!🌹🌹👍❤️👏🇱🇷💕

  22. D.... H....

    Great song. But as a note, this song does not appear on the album pictured at the beginning of the video.

  23. S.... F....

    play this song at my great uncle funeral

  24. N.... L....

    Wild one!

  25. J.... S....

    Red dead redemption 2 music mood

  26. r.... ....

    This was a great senior prank teacher started dancing

  27. r.... ....

    Dad gum bear

  28. P.... M....

    Hillbilly Heaven

  29. j.... s....

    who played banjo on this song? was it Mr Bradley?

  30. D.... ....

    Soot'm in the rump or gut just to hear'm yell? Even as a hunter of large game I do not like to make my quarry suffer. It's unethical and deranged to want to deliberately make another creature suffer for the sheer joy. Clean kills or nothing should be the intent of the ethical hunter for meat on the table. The rest is a sickness. I'm sorry but as a hunter I know this. Mistakes happen though.

    D.... ....

    its just a song not advise

  31. J.... M....

    I've decided to buy a JBL Clip or Bluetooth Speaker and attach it to my backpack so that when I stop at the traffic lights on my bike, i can introduce motorists to real good music.

  32. R.... A....

    OH WELL YES HALLELUYAH BEAUTIFUL Iii JOHN me OK DAMM iii LISTEN iii LISTEN iii LISTEN iii WELL YES YES HALLELUYAH BEAUTIFUL FAMILY iii

  33. c.... f....

    Grew up in southern P.A. on this luvin it!

  34. R.... R....

    Great song but I like the Chris LeDoux version better.

  35. O.... c....

    best dam song about a bear in the country

    O.... c....

    That is so sad about his bottom though. I am sure that is not what Winnie-The-Pooh's friend Owle would wanted, Hunny.

  36. T.... &....

    This one is for papa and peper

  37. J.... J....

    he is Great to listening to

  38. b.... ....

    sounds like Charlie MCcoy on Harmonica

    b.... ....

    Johnny Horton passed away 6 months before Charlie McCoy moved to Nashville and recorded his first demo.

  39. J.... J....

    I love masterpiece like this so great

  40. J.... J....

    I love it

  41. P.... ....

    Bigfoot anyone?

    P.... ....

    Powerlifterusa no

  42. 1.... ....

    I remember this album from 48 or so years ago Dad played it over and over on Friday and Saturday night when he was drinking heavy I knew every song it seemed, was a bad time in my life but a good memory today in a way hmm.

  43. T.... ....

    My pawpaw used to sing this to me when I was a kid, and was also able to play it on harmonica when the mood struck him. Forever a song that is close to my heart.

  44. P.... H....

    really love this song brilliant singer thanks for this

  45. B.... H....

    I just recently discovered this song and I dig the shit out of this song thanks for sharing

  46. C.... F....

    Thought this was a video about Brad Marchand when I saw "Ole Slew Foot", love Johnny Horton though.

  47. J.... W....

    My daddy sang this song all the time!

  48. D.... W....

    Just a bear or Bigfoot (sasquatch)?

    D.... W....

    Darren Wilson that's what I wanna know

    D.... W....

    buzz Martin does a version of this song about bigfoot

  49. A.... H....

    good songs by Johnny Horton

  50. K.... S....

    Billy Champion used to sing this song at Forestry Camp some 45 years ago...still remember it !

  51. D.... B....

    my dad used to sing this to us boys all the time. love it

    D.... B....

    Dusty Brown mine did too.. I lernt a lot of songs just listening to my dad.

  52. D.... R....

    High on the mountain, tell me what you see
    Bear tracks, bear tracks looking back at me
    Better get your rifle, boy, before it's too late
    'Cause a bear's got a little pig and headed thru the gate

    He's big around the middle and he's broad across the rump
    Running ninety miles an hour, taking thirty feet a jump
    Ain't never been caught, he ain't never been tree'd
    Some folks say he look a lot like me

    I saved up my mon' and I bought me some bees
    And they started making honey way up in the trees
    Cut down the tree, but my honey's all gone
    Ole Slew-Foot's done made himself at home

    He's big around the middle and he's broad across the rump
    Running ninety miles an hour, taking thirty feet a jump
    Ain't never been caught, he ain't never been tree'd
    Some folks say he look a lot like me

    Winter's coming on and it's twenty below
    And the river's froze over, so where can he go?
    We'll chase him up the gulley then we'll run him in the well
    And shoot him in the bottom just to listen to him yell

    He's big around the middle and he's broad across the rump
    Running ninety miles an hour, taking thirty feet a jump
    Ain't never been caught, he ain't never been tree'd
    Some folks say he look a lot like me

    D.... R....

    Dogs R. Sweet ah thank you

    D.... R....

    Not all heroes were capes

    D.... R....

    I only knew the last four lines for many decades and sang it on my tractor, in the woods, in the shower, anywhere no one could hear me!

  53. K.... W....

    great drinking tune

  54. D.... F....

    Can't stop repeating this song. I love it

    D.... F....

    ha ha Gaza

  55. S.... M....

    lets keep songs like these around

    S.... M....

    for sure there isnt many good ones today All the good voices have done died

    S.... M....

    +Fyafighter i can play it on banjo but can't sing worth a rotten bee hive .

    S.... M....

    2019 and I still ride through town blasting this!

    S.... M....

    Jimmy Riddle on harmoica?

    S.... M....

    I cannot sing but I have sung this song for many decades!

  56. J.... L....

    "He ain't never been caught, he ain't never been tree'd, some folks say he looked a lot like me". love it Johnny!

  57. D.... P....

    The Grateful Dead covered this tune: https://youtu.be/pW-kE62pyHE from a show in Santa Rosa, CA Jun 28, 1969

    D.... P....

    they most likely ruined it

  58. J.... L....

    this song reminds me of bear hunting with hounds

  59. B.... N....

    porter Wagner also did a fine version of this song!

  60. B.... N....

    porter Wagner also did a fine version of this song!

  61. B.... N....

    porter Wagner also did a fine version of this song!

  62. C.... K....

    That's right Jack, it's the theme song for the Country Bear Jamboree down at Disney. Took me years to track this song down again after Disney World because I didn't know the title. Johnny does a great job on this song and check out the Buck Owens and the Buckaroos version. It's top notch too.

    C.... K....

    Hold the dummy end of the tape while you on break, Charlie.

  63. R.... G....

    This song has such a hook. I find myself singing it in my head all day.

    R.... G....

    Richard Genadek giirl

  64. S.... ....

    Johnny was a great singer, his life ended much too soon on November 5, 1960. Killed by a drunk driver as Johnny was headed out to give another performance..RIP Johnny...

    S.... ....

    and its said that he predicted his death

    S.... ....

    Godspeed

    S.... ....

    @Ockie Ditchbank No Tommy Tomlinson (guitarist) and Tillman Franks (manager) survived.

  65. S.... P....

    alway love johnny horton songs

  66. C.... J....

    I can't hear this song without thinking about the Country Bears.

    C.... J....

    I can see it for square dancing.

    C.... J....

    Chef Jack Geeks Out oh god

  67. C.... D....

    Daddy use to sing this to me with his deep booming voice, he's gone now but I can still hear him singing in that booming voice of his. I love this song

    C.... D....

    my best song is sink the bismarck by johnny horton

    C.... D....

    have some song that remind me of my late daddy too

    C.... D....

    Grew up singing all of Johnny Hortons songs with my dad picking on the guitar. Sink the Bismark is my all time favorite. We lost Dad last year, and listening to songs like these brings back bittersweet memories of him.

    C.... D....

    Christina Dempsey..my dad used to sing this song too.. I never heard it on the radio but I knew all the words to it listening to my dad.