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Nobody Wrote It Down

from Traveling Wildfire by Dom Flemons

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lyrics

Great, Great, Granddaddy was a runaway slave
Noose around his neck, if he be found
Great, Great Granddaddy rode for Pony Express
But nobody wrote it down

Great Granddaddy was a Buffalo Soldier
In the Platte River, he almost drown
Took an arrow through his left shoulder
But nobody wrote it down

Nobody wrote it down
In the history books, it can’t be found
Nobody wrote it down (2x)

My Granddaddy on a cattle drive
Up to Montana from Abilene town
Shot two rustlers to stay alive
But nobody wrote it down

Nobody wrote it down
In the old dime novels it can’t be found
Nobody wrote it down (3x)
In the history books it can’t be found
Nobody wrote it down (2x)

Instrumental

Daddy’s brother was a railroad porter
The boiler blew and the fire all around
Saved a woman as the fire shot toward her
But nobody wrote it down

Nobody wrote it down
In the movie scripts it’s seldom found
Nobody wrote it down (2x)

Great, Great Granddaddy rode for Pony Express
Great Granddaddy was a Buffalo Soldier
My Granddaddy on a cattle drive
Daddy’s brother was a railroad porter

In the history books it's seldom found
Nobody wrote it down

credits

from Traveling Wildfire, released March 24, 2023
Dom Flemons, vocal, Hofner electric guitar, Fender Telecaster electric guitar, snare drum, marching bass drum, electric bass, moans; Marc Orrell, World Famous Bilhorn Brothers “Style O” folding pump organ; Matt Pynn, Mullen pedal steel

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Dom Flemons Chicago, Illinois

The American Songster, Multi-Instrumentalist, Singer-Songwriter, Music Historian, Record Collector

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