Natty Bob and the Cursed Treasure of Columbia City

Story Behind The Song

A LEGEND IN OREGON,IN THE 1800'S A MUTINY GOES BAD WHEN THE SHIP IS BLOWN BACK TO THE OREGON COAST. THE SAILORS BURY THE TREASURE HOPING TO RETURN FOR IT LATER BUT END UP FIGHTING TO THE DEATH. THE TREASURE WAS RUMOURED TO BE CURSED FOR YEARS UNTIL A GENTLEMAN HIRED A PSYCHIC TO TRY AND LOCATE IT. SHE DECLARES SHE HAS FOUND IT AND THEY DIG, DISCOVERING THE SKELETONS OF THE MUTINEERS. THEY PREPARE TO DIG FURTHER BUT WITHIN AN HOUR OF THE DISCOVERY THE GENTLEMAN WENT CRAZY. THE SITE REMAINED UNDISTURBED FOR A TIME BUT OTHER TREASURE HUNTERS TRIED AGAIN SHORTLY ONLY TO GO MAD AS WELL. THE TREASURE WAS DECLARED TRULY CURSED AND SINCE THEN THE LOCATION HAS BEEN LOST.

Song Description

NATTY BOB, A YOUNG GENTLEMAN FORTUNE HUNTER HIRES A PRETTY YOUNG GYPSY TO PSYCHICALLY LOCATES A TREASURE HIDDEN BY MUTINEERS. THE GYPSY LOCATES THE TREASURE AND, TERRIFIED, WARNS NATTY BOB TO GO NO FURTHER. HE IGNORES HER AND DIGS ANYWAY ONLY TO GO MAD THE MOMENT HE TOUCHES THE SKULL HE UNCOVERS.

Song Length 4:26 Genre Country - Traditional, Country - General
Tempo Medium (111 - 130) Lead Vocal Female Vocal
Subject 6th Sense, Intuition, Danger Language English
Era 1800 - 1899

Lyrics

NATTY BOB AND THE CURSED TREASURE OF COLUMBIA CITY-
ã TERI O. JACOBS 2009

IN COLUMBIA CITY OREGON
THERE'S A TREASURE NEVER FOUND
BURIED THERE BY MUTINEERS
AND BY A CURSE IT'S BOUND

WHERE IT LAY WAS KNOWN BY NONE
SO NATTY BOB DECIDED
TO HIRE A PRETTY PSYCHIC
TO DIVINE WHERE HE COULD FIND IT

CHO:
OH NATTY BOB, SO YOUNG AND BOLD
ALL WILL SOON BE LOST
OH NATTY BOB, TURN BACK MY FRIEND
IT HAS TOO HIGH A COST

THE PRETTY GYPSY IN HER TRANCE
LED HIM HERE AND THERE
UNTIL SHE STOOD STILL AS STONE
BLACK EYES WIDE WITH FEAR

ON HER KNEES SHE BEGGED HIM
TURN BACK MY MASTER PLEASE
THE TREASURE IS NOT WORTH OUR LIVES
THESE GHOSTS WONT BE APPEASED

CHO-
SOLO-

HE SHOVELED DIRT TILL LATE THAT NIGHT
THE MOON BEGAN TO RISE
A GLINT OF WHITE CAUGHT HIS EYE
HE THOUGHT HE'D FOUND HIS PRIZE

WITH A WHOOP HE CLAIMED IT
THE GYPSY GIRL STEPPED BACK
FOR AS SOON AS HIS HANDS TOUCHED THE SKULL
NATTY BOB WENT MAD

CHO-

OTHERS SINCE HAVE TRIED THE SAME-
THEY WENT MAD ONE AND ALL-
THE SKELETONS THAT GUARD THE LOOT
CAUSED EVERY ONE TO FALL

TIME HAS NOW FORGOTTEN WHERE
A LEGEND ON A SHELF
MY GRANDMA WAS THE GYPSY GIRL
I'LL KEEP IT TO MYSELF

CHO-

Lyrics Teri O. Jacobs Music Teri O. Jacobs
Producer Teri O. Jacobs Publisher Teri O. Jacobs
Performance Crooked River

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