Historical Folk Lyrics
"That Is Even So"

When first I heard the people tell
Of finding gold in veins,
I bade my friends a long farewell
And started o'er the plains.
And started o'er the plains,
And started o'er the plains,
I bade my friends a long farewell
And started o'er the plains.

I joined a train and travelled on,
And all seemed satisfied,
Until our grub was nearly gone,
And I got alkalied.
And I got alkalied,
And I got alkalied,
Until our grub was nearly gone
And I got alkalied.

My bowels soon began to yearn,

My legs began to ache;
My only show was to return
Or winter at Salt Lake.
Or winter at Salt Lake,
Or winter at Salt Lake,
My only show was to return
Or winter at Salt Lake.

The Mormons knew that U ode
Sam Had troops upon the route,
And Brigham prayed the Holy Lamb
Would help to clean them out.
Would help to clean them out,
Would help to clean them out,
And Brigham prayed the Holy Lamb
Would help to clean them out.
The distance then, one thousand miles,
Me in the face did stare,
For Brigham swore no damned Gentiles
Again should winter there.
Again should winter there,
Again should winter there,
For Brigham swore no damned Gentiles
Again should winter there.

I reached the mines with "nary red,"
Was treated rather cold,
I found no lumps but found instead
I'd been completely sold.
I'd been completely sold,
I'd been completely sold,
I found no lumps but found instead
I'd been completely sold.

I hope and pray that every man,
If mineral lands are sold,
Will drop his shovel, pick and pan
And leave the land of gold.
And leave the land of gold,
And leave the land of gold,
Will drop his shovel, pick and pan
And leave the land of gold.