Oklahoma Land Rush, 1889
Fifty thousand Boomers are
lined up to go
What's your plan of action when the buglers
blow?
Getting in quick is the bottom line
It’s the
Oklahoma Land Rush, 1889.
Up in Wichita folk'll
explain
You better get a ticket for the Santa Fe train
They're
packing them cars like sardine cans
They'll be riding the rail
Woo, woo!
To the promised lands
Will YOU
ride the rail? Woo, woo!
Getting in quick is the bottom line
It’s
the Oklahoma Land Rush, 1889
I heard rumors flying
on the wind
Darn them Sooners - they's already in!
All
staked out before the break of dawn
Now they're hiding in the
bushes
Shh shh!
Until the race is on
Will
you ride in on the rail? Woo, woo!
Will you hide in the
bushes? Shh, shh!
Getting in quick is the bottom line
It’s
the Oklahoma Land Rush, 1889
I met a young Yankee
with a confident air
Spent three hundred dollar on a
thoroughbred mare
Well he may be first to reach his goal
Unless
he races that horse
Giddyup, giddyup!
Into a gopher
hole
Will you ride in on the rail? Woo, woo!
Will you
hide in the bushes? Shh, shh!
Will you race in on a horse?
Giddyup, giddyup!
Getting in quick is the bottom line
It’s
the Oklahoma Land Rush, 1889
I heard about a lady
who peddled all the way
Through the Cherokee Strip to be
here today
And when the race takes off she'll be sweating in
the heat
Bouncing cross the prairie
Boing, boing!
On
a bicycle seat
Will you ride in on the rail? Woo, woo!
Will
you hide in the bushes? Shh, shh!
Will you race in on a horse?
Giddyup, giddyup!
Will you bounce in on a bicycle? Boing,
boing!
Getting in quick is the bottom line
It’s the
Oklahoma Land Rush, 1889
I read it in the paper bout
an Indiana man
With big imagination and a high-falutin’ plan
If
the breeze blows luck this flying buffoon
Will float above
the crowd
Whoosh whoosh
In a hot air balloon!
Will
you ride in on the rail? Woo, woo!
Will you hide in the
bushes? Shh, shh!
Will you race in on a horse? Giddyup,
giddyup!
Will you bounce in on a bicycle? Boing, boing!
Will
you fly in a balloon? Whoosh, whoosh!
Getting in quick is the
bottom line
It’s the Oklahoma Land Rush, 1889
Now
here's an old granny says, "I got it made
Got a team of horses
I'm hitching to a blade
Before the bugle fades I'll be
claiming a place
Gonna dig my plow
H'ya, h'ya!
One
step into the race!"
Will you ride in on the rail? Woo, woo!
Will
you hide in the bushes? Shh, shh!
Will you race in on a horse?
Giddyup, giddyup!
Will you bounce in on a bicycle? Boing,
boing!
Will you fly in a balloon? Whoosh, whoosh!
Will
you dig in with a plow? H’ya, h’ya!
Getting in quick is the
bottom line
It’s the Oklahoma Land Rush, 1889
It’s
the Oklahoma Land Rush, 1889
Fifty thousand Boomers are
crowding that line
Keep your eyes on the prize, your heart set
to go
What's your plan of action when the buglers blow?
© 2007 by Monty Harper.
About This Song
This
song is available on the Get
a Clue CD.This song is included in Monty's Oklahoma history assembly programs for K-5th grade.
This song was written for the 2007 summer library reading program theme in Oklahoma, celebrating our state's centennial birthday.
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