MOUNTAIN MEADOW MASSACRE VERSE 1 Come, all ya sons of freedom And to my song give ear About a bloody massacre You very soon, shall hear Across th Zion Mountains Some twenty wagons came Surrounded by an angel band And Utah bears the blame VERSE 2 T'was on th mountain meadows This wagon train was seen Surrounded by the wicked band All on th meadows green The avenging angels caught them As they got under way Th men corraled th wagon train And fought in blood all day VERSE 3 Then Lee, the angels leader To them his words did give If they'd surrender all their guns He'd surely let them live Their guns, they gave to angel Lee T'ward Cedar they did go They were attacked in Injun style And gentile blood did flow VERSE 4 They melted down with one accord Like wax before a flame Men and women, young and old And Utah bears the blame At th order of old Brigham Young This deed was done, you see And the leader of that wicked band Was, Captain John D. Lee MOUNTAIN MEADOWS VERSE 1 Come all you sons of liberty An' to my rhyme give ear T'is of a bloody massacre You presently shall hear In the splendor of a mountain sight Forty wagons came And they were attack-ed by an evil band O, Utah where's they shame VERSE 2 In Indian colors, all dressed in shame This bloody band was seen All for t' attack that wagon train On Mountain Meadows green They a'ttacked them in broad daylight As they were on their way They soon around their wagons all An' fought in brave array VERSE 3 Then Lee, the leader of the band To them his word did give That if they would give up their arms He'd surely let them live An' when they had give up their arms They'd gain their lives to save The word was passed among the ranks That sent them to their graves VERSE 4 And when they had give up their arms They started for Cedar City They decended on them in Indian style O, what a human pity They melted down with one accord Like wax before th flame Both men an' women, young an' old O, Utah where's they shame VERSE 5 Both men an' women, young an' old A lie'n in their gore And such an awful sight an' sound T'was n'er beheld before Their property was divided Among th bloody crew And Uncle Sam is bound t' see This bloody matter through VERSE 6 His soldiers must be stationed Through out this Utah land All for t' seek those muder'ers out An' bring them to his hand By order of their President This evil deed was done He was the leader of th Morman Church His name is Brigham Young ARKANSAS EMIGRATION VERSE 1 The Arkansas emigration Did with their friends, did part They loaded for Californy An' on their way did start VERSE 2 Brigham Young was chief commander Followed by John D. Lee They had to surround the wagons Commence the meadow massacree