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Fred Small - The Heart Of The Appaloosa
Frederick Emerson Small (born November 6, 1952), known publicly as Fred Small, is an American singer-songwriter.
His songs often make a political or ethical statement. Among his best-known songs are "Heart of the Appaloosa", "Everything Possible", "Peace Is", and "Cranes Over Hiroshima".
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Lyrics of The Heart Of The Appaloosa
From the land of shooting waters to the peaks of the Coeur d'Alene
Thimbleberries in the forest, elk grazing on the plain
The People of the Coyote made their camp along the streams
Of the green Wallowa Valley when fences had no name
And they bred a strain of horses, the treasure of the tribe
Who could toe-dance on a ridge or gallop up a mountainside
Who could haul the hunter's burden, turn a buffalo stampede
The horse that wore the spotted coat was born with matchless speed
[Chorus]
Thunder Rolling in the Mountains
Lead the People across the Great Divide
There's blood on the snow in the hills of Idaho
But the heart of the Appaloosa never died
In the winter came the crowned ones near frozen in the cold
Bringing firearms and spyglasses and a book that saves the soul
The people gave them welcome, nursed them till their strength returned
And studied the talking paper, its mysteries to learn
In the shadow of the mission sprang up farms and squatter towns
The plain was lined with fences, the plow blade split the ground
In the shallows of the Clearwater gold glittered in the pan
And the word would come from Washington: remove the Indian
[Chorus]
The chief spoke to the People in his anger and his pain
"I am no more Chief Joseph. Rolling Thunder is my name.
They condemn us to a wasteland of barren soil and stone
We shall fight them if we must, but we will find another home."
They fled into the Bitterroot, an army at their heels
They fought at White Bird Canyon, they fought at Misery Hill
Till the colonel saw his strategy and sent the order down
To kill the Appaloosa wherever it be found
[Chorus]
Twelve hundred miles retreating, three times over the Divide
The horse their only safety, their only ally
Three thousand Appaloosas perishod with the tribe
The people and the horses dying side by side
Thunder Rolling in the Mountains said, "my heart is sick and sad.
Our children now are freezing. The old chiefs are dead.
The hunger take our spirit. Our wounds are deep and sore.
From where the sun now stands I shall fight no more."
[Chorus]
They were sent to Oklahoma, malaria ran rife
But more died of broken hearts far from the land that gave them life
And the man once called Joseph at death was heard to say
"We have given up our horses. They have gone away."
But sometimes without warning from a dull domestic herd
A spotted horse of spirit wondrous will emerge
Strong it is and fearless and nimble on a hill
Listening for thunder, the Appaloosa's living still
[Chorus]
Bobby Wayne - Ballad Of The Appaloosa (From The Film "Run Appaloosa Run")
was born, Robert Wayne Snyder, in Spokane, Washington on September 10, 1936. As the youngest son of Paul and Virginia Snyder, Bobby learned to play the piano at age nine. As a small boy, he listened to the Grand Old Opry and The National Barn Dance on the radio on Saturday night. As a preteen he loved the music of Red Foley, Ernest Tubb and other country music artists. Among the "back up groups" he liked as a teenager, were the legendary Jordanaires. During the 1960's, the Jordanaires were to be Bobby Wayne's own backup group, providing support on twelve songs included on the Bobby Wayne Ballad of the Appaloosa album. That albums title song, the Ballad of the Appaloosa was selected as the theme song for the Disney movie Run Appaloosa Run.
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Lyrics of Ballad Of The Appaloosa
Back in history's pages, theres a story we all know
How the white man fought the indian
So the story goes
Have you heard about the horses the idians say sweat blood
War horse of the nez perce
The Appaloosa stud
Appaloosa Appaloosa
With your head held high
Appaloosa Appaloosa
Proudest horse a man could ever ride
He could outrun any other horse in distance or in speed
When the chase began the Appaloosa always took the lead
The cavalry could never catch Chief Joseph and his band
The Nez Perce have the fastest, toughest horses in the land
Appaloosa Appaloosa
With your head held high
Appaloosa Appaloosa
Proudest horse a man could ever ride
They came from Spain to Mexico in the year of 92
From Mexico to the western states the Appaloosa grew
The idans said they liked his looks, his color, fire and speed
The war horse of the Nez Perce proudest of the western breed
Appaloosa Appaloosa
With your head held high
Appaloosa Appaloosa
Proudest horse a man could ever ride
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