Story Behind The Song
THE REAL WOMAN BEHIND THE CHARACTER OF CALAMITY JANE IS THE MORE INTERESTING.
| Song Length |
3:53 |
Genre |
Folk - Rock |
Lyrics
MARTHA CANARY
BY BILL BEACH
ONE THING WE KNOW WAS TRUE BACK IN 1852
MARTHA CANARY WAS BORN TO SHINE
BY 1865, ON A WAGON TRAIN CREW
SHE TOOK CHARGE FROM THAT DAY
OF HOW SHE'D SPEND HER TIME
IN A DRESS OR COWBOY CLOTHES
SHE LIVED ON HER OWN TERMS
RUMORS FLEW BUT NONE OF THOSE
EVER RATED HER CONCERN
SHE COULD RIDE AND SHOOT
WITH THE BEST OF THEM
HARD DRINKING NIGHTS
WITH THE WRANGLER MEN
WHO SPIT THEIR TOBACCO
AS THEY ROLLED THEIR EYES
THAT GIRL'S SKILL
NONE OF THEM DENIED
IN A DRESS OR COWBOY CLOTHES
SHE LIVED ON HER OWN TERMS
RUMORS FLEW BUT NONE OF THOSE
EVER RATED HER CONCERN
WORKED AS CUSTER'S SCOUT
AT THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN
IN '79 MULE TRAIN DRIVING,
SHE WAS ON THE SCENE
PONY EXPRESS NEEDED RIDERS,
SHE TOOK THE HARDEST ROUTE
LEFT IT FOR US TO LEARN WHAT
SHE WAS ALL ABOUT
IN A DRESS OR COWBOY CLOTHES
SHE LIVED ON HER OWN TERMS
RUMORS FLEW BUT NONE OF THOSE
EVER RATED HER CONCERN
IN THE FAMOUS WILD WEST SHOW
SHE ONCE PERFORMED
LIKE A TWISTER'S TALE SHE RODE
ACROSS MISSOURI FARMS
THEY THOUGHT THAT AGAINST THE ODDS
SHE MUST HAVE GOT REFORMED
TILL SHE MADE THE SHERIFF DANCE
IN A KANSAS CITY STORM
IN A DRESS OR COWBOY CLOTHES
SHE LIVED ON HER OWN TERMS
RUMORS FLEW BUT NONE OF THOSE
EVER RATED HER CONCERN
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