Mr. Custer:Larry Verne.
#1 on BB Hot 100 and #9 R&B in 1960.

INTRO: (Indians on Warpath..) A#m

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(That famous day in history the men of the 7th Cavalry
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went riding on.
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And from the rear a voice was heard..a brave young man 
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with a trembling word rang loud and clear.)
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What am I doin' here?

#1.
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Please Mr. Custer..I don't wanna go..
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hey, Mr. Custer..please don't make me go.
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I had a dream last night, about the comin' fight.
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Somebody yelled "attack!"
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And there I stood with a arrow in my back.
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Please Mr. Custer, I don't wanna go..(Forward Ho!)ooohh..

SPOKEN: 
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Look at them bushes out there..they're moving and 
  
there's a injun behind every one.
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Hey, Mr. Custer..you mind if I be excused the rest of the 
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afternoon?
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HEY CHARLIE, DUCK YER HEAD!(Arrow..ffffffffffffffttttttttt!!)
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Hmm, you're a little bit late on that one, Charlie.

Hoo, I bet that smarts..

BRIDGE:
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(They were sure of victory, the men of the 7th Cavalry, 
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as they rode on.)
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(But then from the rear a voice was heard..that same brave 
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voice with the trembling word rang loud and clear.)
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What am I doin' here?

#2.
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Please Mr. Custer, I don't wanna go.
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Listen, Mr. Custer..please don't make me go.
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There's a redskin a'waitin' out there, just fixin' to take 

my hair.
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A coward, I've been called cause I don't wanna wind up dead 

or bald.
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Please Mr. Custer, I don't wanna go (Forward, Ho!)..aaww

SPOKEN: 
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I wonder what the injun word for friend is..let's see..friend..
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kemo sabe, that's it!
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KEMO SABE!, HEY, OUT THERE..KEMO SABE!(Arrow..ffffffffttttttttt!!)

OUTRO:
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Nope, that isn't it..look at them durned injuns.

They're runnin' around like a bunch of wild Indians..heh, heh, heh.
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Nah, this ain't no time for jokin'..(Arrow..fffffffffffftttttttt!!)


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