ZIMMERMAN, Tucker

Oregon

They crossed the Atlantic Ocean

Their boats were made of wood

They landed on the Eastern shore

And found the land was good

Most of them settled down

The others pushed across the Appalachians

Into the wilderness

Some in wagons some on foot

And horses for the rest

Most of them settled down

The others pushed across the Mississippi

About a mile wide

To face the great plains thirst and hunger

Many many died

Yes some got left behind

The others pushed across the Rocky Mountains

The salt flats of Utah

The waste land of Nevada

And the high Sierra saw

That some got left behind

The others pushed on to California

Those men who knew no rest

The Pacific Ocean stopped

Their restless movement west

Most of them settled down

The others turned around

Some turned to the South down to Mexico

But those people of whose blood I am

They said we go and settle Oregon

The people I come from they settled Oregon

The people I come from