Calamity Jane, Heroine of the Plains
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Calamity Jane, Heroine of the Plains
Corinne Curcio September 15, 2006
v1
Gather ‘round gents and ladies, and listen to my tale
Of a frontierswoman, who traveled western trails
A scout for General Custer -she saved folks from the Sioux
Drove for the Pony Express; was a good friend, tried and true
v2
Three rough and rowdy customers rode in on a wagon train
Wild Bill Hickok Charlie Utter and Calamity Jane
She thought she’d spend a while in a mining town
So Deadwood, South Dakota is where she settled down
Chorus
She was a hard drinkin’ loud cussin’ woman of the west
As good a rider and marksman as any of the best
From California to Montana, you’d hear folks exclaim
“There goes Calamity Jane, Heroine of the Plains”
v3
Smallpox hit the camp, and though lots of miners died
She nursed others back to health and seldom left their side
All she took for payment was a smile and “thank you”
She said “You don’t owe me a dime, I’m just passin’ through”
v4
In ‘84 she met Clinton Burk, and agreed to be his wife
But soon found out she wasn’t meant for the married life
Said she’d rather raise a ruckus, living wild and free
“No one can tame my heart” she said, “It’s the open road for me”
Chorus
v5
When she passed away in nineteen hundred and three
Deadwood held the grandest funeral that ever was seen
6 strong pallbearers whose lives she once saved
Laid her to rest, right beside Wild Bill’s grave
v6
Now I could go on and on about all she said and did
She packed more into one life than most of us have lived
To be such a strong woman in that life and time
Helped to make this country yours and mine
Chorus
