The Ballad of Choctaw Ridge, 1969

This is the story of Choctaw Ridge,
And a man that jumped of the Talahachee Bridge,
He lived to see the Yankees comin',
And the drummer boys a drummin'.


One day a soldier dressed in blue,
Wanted to see a cow that mooed,
The cow he saw was Joe's,
And Joe felt mighty low.


Joe said, "Yank,
Go down to the bank,
And get the cash,
And the corn mash."


The Yankee was surprised for sure,
He thought this farmer was poor,
He wasn't going to let this man boss him around,
So he said, "Let's have a show down."


The day came for the big fight,
The farmer pulled the trigger with all his might,
The Yankee took careful aim,
Because for this he had fame.


The farmer's gun was shot,
The Yankee's bullet had hit the spot,
On the farmer's shirt,
Where all the dirt,
Was by his heart,
The mortician said, "Bring in the cart."


It was twenty days after the fight,
Where the farmer pulled the trigger with all of his might,
And the Yankee felt real bad,
And oh so terribly sad,
He jumped off the bridge,
Off Choctaw Ridge.


And this ends the ballad of the Yankee man,
And the farmer, who is lying under this land,
In a grave,
Oh, he was so brave.