Oklahoma Bill - Jimmy Dean
The General just gave me a medal
Oh I'm a sight for mom to see
But when the news gets round
That I ain't got ole Bill
Some kids gonna think a whole lot less of me
You see she gave me that puppy and
Said he'd protect me through the night
And if I got hurt he'd go for help
Or he'd back me up in a fight
He growed all the while I was trainin'
Forget him I never will
Cause you'd never see me with right
At my heels was Oklahoma Bill
We hit a long ridge one sunup and
It seemed like death held all the cards
Cause we payed and payed with lives of
Men for every hard fought yard
When finally we drove up to the top
There wasn't nothin' but death behind
And as we all dug in we all thanked God
Though we numbered only nine
And as the snipers switched their
Guns as darkness closed that hill
My soul companion in the night was Oklahoma Bill
There's no glory in a battle once
You've seen its awful cost
But there's glory in the knowledge
That your flag is never lost
And yet in the stillness of the nightime
And all alone you hold a post
You start cryin' like a baby sittin'
There with all the ghosts
You feel your buddies are pattin' your back
Though their guns're silent and still
It's only a dog tryin' to love you my Oklahoma Bill
I gave my note to the Colonel and I bound a shattered leg
And I said Bill we're sure in trouble
He never whimpered or begged
I could tell he hated to leave me I was
The only God he ever knew
But quick as a flash he took of through
The night like a fightin' marine would do
I kept firin' till help finally came it was
Him though that saved that hill
A dyin' dog had got through the lines my Oklahoma Bill
That little ol' kid will always wonder
What happened to her dog
But she'll find out on Judgement Day
When she sees the big Skipper's log
We'll all walk in and bugles'll blow
And we'll stand our last revue
And men who've died for men on earth
Will get their heavenly dues
And if all brave hearts are there that day
I'll get my greatest thrill
When I hang this medal around
The neck of Oklahoma Bill
