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