Story Behind The Song
THE LARGEST INSURRECTION IN 1900's US HISTORY STARTED AT SNAP'S BALD IN MISSOURI.
| Song Length |
4:29 |
Genre |
Folk - Rock |
Lyrics
BALD KNOB INSURRECTION
BY BOONVILLE BILL BEACH
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TANEY COUNTY 1883
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IT WAS A SAD STATE OF AFFAIRS.
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LOCAL CLANS IN MISSOURI
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CONTROLLED THE SHERIFFS THERE
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BALD KNOBBER'S INSURRECTION
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THE LARGEST IN THE LAND
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THOSE OPPOSED POLITELY QUESTIONED
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BUT LET THE VIGILANTES STAND
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OUTLAWS AND RENEGADES
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WERE LEFT UNRESTRICTED
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A TOKEN FEW ARRESTS WERE MADE
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NOT A SUSPECT WAS CONVICTED.
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BALD KNOBBERS INSURRESTION
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THE LARGEST IN THE LAND
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THOSE OPPOSED POLITELY QUESTIONED
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BUT LET THE VIGILANTES STAND
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BRANSON, FORSYTH, ROCKAWAY BEACH,
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HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE CAME
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TO SNAPP'S BALD, WITH GOALS TO REACH.
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CALLING OUT THEIR LEADERS NAME
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BALD KNOBBER'S INSURRECTION
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THE LARGEST IN THE LAND
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THOSE OPPOSED POLITELY QUESTIONED
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BUT LET THE VIGILANTES STAND
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THEY VOWED TO FIX THE LAWLESSNESS
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BY MAKING MIDNIGHT RIDES
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YOU HAD TO BE FOR OR AGAINST
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AND HOPE YOUR LORD PROVIDES
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BALD KNOBBER'S INSURRECTION
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THE LARGEST IN THE LAND
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THOSE OPPOSED POLITELY QUESTIONED
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BUT LET THE VIGILANTES STAND
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BALD KNOBBER'S USED THEIR POWER
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FOR GREED AND SELFISHNESS
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THEY MADE THEIR ENEMIES COWER
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AND VOTE UNDER DURESS
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BALD KNOBBER'S INSURRECTION
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THE LARGEST IN THE LAND
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THOSE OPPOSED POLITELY QUESTIONED
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BUT LET THE VIGILANTES STAND