Nobody Wrote It Down

Great-great-granddaddy was a runaway slave A noose around his neck if he'd 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 drowned 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 Nobody wrote it down 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 Nobody wrote it down Nobody wrote it down In the history books, it can't be found Nobody wrote it down Nobody wrote it down 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 Nobody wrote it down 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