Johnny Cash song: "Custer"

 

In 1964, country singer Johnny Cash wrote a song entitled “Custer” for his album Bitter Tears: Ballads of the American Indian.  

“Custer”

Now I will tell you buster that I ain't a fan of Custer
And the General he don't ride well anymore
To some he was a hero but to me his score was zero
And the General he don't ride well anymore

Now Custer done his fightin' without too much excitin'
And the General he don't ride well anymore
General Custer come in pumpin' when the men were out a huntin'
But the General he don't ride well anymore

With victories he was swimmin' he killed children dogs and women
But the General he don't ride well anymore
Crazy Horse sent out the call to Sitting Bull and Gall
And the General he don't ride well anymore

Now Custer split his men well he won't do that again
Cause the General he don't ride well anymore
Twelve thousand warriors waited they were unanticipated
And the General he don't ride well anymore

It's not called an Indian victory but a bloody massacre
And the General he don't ride well anymore
There might have been more enthusin' if us Indians had been losin'
But the General he don't ride well anymore

General George A.Custer oh his yellow hair had lustre
But the General he don't ride well anymore
For now the General's silent he got barbered violent
And the General he don't ride well anymore
Oh the General he don't ride well anymore

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Wyatt Earp Licenses Texas Rose

 

License issued by Wyatt Earp in March 1876

Prostitution was a growth industry in the Old West. Prostitutes were often licensed by public officials and were often required to maintain weekly inspections for sexually transmitted diseases. Gambling and prostitution were central to life in mining and cattle towns, and only later, as the female population increased, reformers moved in and other civilizing influences arrived, did prostitution become less common.  Until the 1890s, madams predominately ran the businesses. 

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