Six Foot Six

He stood six foot six, six foot six

He knew all the Creek and the Cherokee tricks

But he wouldn't sell, and he couldn't mix

Sam Houston was a mighty big man

Yeah, Sam was a mighty big man

Sam Houston was governor of Tennessee

When he heard the frontier call

He couldn't stand the crowded land

Tennessee was a-gettin' too small

So he packed his gear and saddled his horse

I said, "Sam, where you goin' to?"

"Well, I'm a-goin' out to Texas 'cause in Tennessee

I've done all about all I can do"

He stood six foot six, six foot six

He knew all the Creek and the Cherokee tricks

But he wouldn't sell, and he couldn't mix

Sam Houston was a mighty big man

Yeah, Sam was a mighty big man

Well, he went to Texas in troubled times

And he won a victory

Told Santa Ana, "Go back to Mexico

'Cause Texas wants to be free"

Well, he chased him across the San Jacinto River

Jeff Smith cut the bridge in two

Sam said, "Santa Ana, here's a treaty you'd better keep

Or I'll annex Old Mexico too", yeah

He stood six foot six, six foot six

He knew all the Creek and the Cherokee tricks

But he wouldn't sell, and he couldn't mix

Sam Houston was a mighty big man

Yeah, Sam was a mighty big man

Yeah, Sam was a mighty big man

Yeah, Sam was a mighty big man

Yeah