Cat. #0682 (MFH #388) - As sung by Tom Aley, Ozark, Missouri on February 8, 1969
VERSE 1
This tale of th west has often been told
Th story of th lost pack train
Twenty eight mules and ten men left
And never returned again
Never returned again
CHORUS:
Twenty eight mules with bells a ring'in
Bells of solid gold
Ten men drive'in those twenty eight mules
Men who would never grow old
VERSE 2
Th packs all bulged with heavy ore
More wealth than in all of Spain
The high Sierra claimed th men
And kept th long pack train
Kept th long pack train
VERSE 3
Thru a hidden pass in th mountains high
That none but th leader knew
Thru canyons deep and mountains steep
Where th wintry blizzards blew
Where th wintry blizzards blew
VERSE 4
But th blizzards were a month away
And th days were warm and bright
Could it be that an early snow had fallen
And they died from th winters bite
Died from th winters bite