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TRUMAN'S SONG
©Gary Bowman

High up in the Cascades, In the Evergreen State
A man named Harry Truman, Ran a lodge by Spirit Lake
‘Neath a snow-capped volcano, St. Helens was its name
When the earth began to rumble, Old Truman found his fame

The Governor sent an order, To evacuate
“Pack your bags and go, folks, Before it’s too late!”
Avalanches, steam eruptions, Swarms of rolling quakes
But Harry wouldn’t leave, That lodge by Spirit Lake

I ain’t comin’ down, I’m a-gonna stand my ground,
I’ve lived here most my life, And, I ain’t movin’ to town
For 50-some odd years, This place has been my home
This is where I wanna be, On the Mountain, Living free,
I’m a part of the mountain, And the mountain’s part of me


Sayin’ he was stayin’, He still ain’t gonna go
Even if St. Helens blows, He’ll just go with the flow
The signs were all apparent, As the ground began to shake
Still Harry didn’t budge, From the Lodge at Spirit Lake

Chorus

On that fateful Sunday morn, The north face, it did blow,
Trav’ling at the speed of sound, A pyroclastic flow
Of molten ash and lava, Super-hot volcanic gas
That snow-capped mount erupted, With a cataclysmic blast

St. Helens, it exploded, Like a keg of TNT,
Spirit Lake was buried, ’Neath a pile of debris
Along with Harry Truman, 2 dogs and 16 cats,
His nineteen fifty-seven pink Cadillac

Chorus
This is where I wanna be, On the Mountain, Living free,
I’m a part of the mountain, And the mountain’s part of me
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