Paul Revere - Bob Wootton Carl Perkins Charlie McCoy Chuck Cochran Johnny Cash Mark Morris Marshall Grant Norman Blake Red Lane W.S. Holland

In April of 1775

This great nation started comin' alive

Ol' King George didn't like it one bit

So he proceeded to throw him a royal fit

He told his generals better get 'em back in line

Make 'em pay my taxes now America is mine

Stop that Independence cops before it gets around

Or it'll gonna be hard to hold them rebels down

Well the King was talking bout the men like Paul Revere

And the minute men who held their dream of Independence dear

They kept their eyes on the British they watched 'em day and night

They knew very soon they'd get their chance to stand and fight

Yes they knew that the British would get movin' any hour

So they arranged a signal in the Northern Church Tower

Paul was watchin' when the tower showed a light

And he started on his midnight ride

He jumped on his horse hoofs started a hummin'

He screamed out his warning redcoats're comin'

Better get your guns and your fightin' britches on

They're comin' and they're eight hundred strong

Next mornin' at Concord and Lexington town

The spirit of freedom turned the redcoats around

When we praise the men who made this mighty nation we have here

Then let's remember Paul Revere yes let's remember Paul Revere

I guarantee you somethin' and I wanna tell you all

That we never would've been here if it hadn't been for Paul

Yes sir I surely doubt us ever bein' here

If it hadn't been for that man on that horse named Mr Revere