Sam Cherry’s Last Shot Songtext
von King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard

Early that morning, the wagonmaster of the train came into the post
Pretty excited and reported the dead
Body of a man and horse had been found
In the road about six miles from the post
A company of infantry was immediately
Ordered out and proceeding to the spot
Found the body of Sam Cherry
Pinned fast to the ground by the dead body of his horse


The search was continued, and in the lateral canyon
They found the bodies of Sargent Love and the three
Privates loaded with bullets, mutilated and disfigured
Getting every evidence and having sold their lives as great men should
Trails were examined and the whole story worked out
The party traveled along the road
Nearly to the entrance of the canyon of the Olympia
Then was a wild rose pass
And suddenly about 39 Indians dashed from the bushes along the stream
Cutting off the retreat towards the fort
And trotted it up the lateral canyon

Suspecting a trap
Sam Cherry suddenly turned, dashed through the line of Indians
Regained the road
And ran for life away from the fort
Followed by a number of yelling savages
He was evidently doing well when his
Horse stumbled and fell, breaking his neck
Bringing Sam′s leg to the ground

In an instant, he was surrounded by the exact Indians
Raising himself slightly, Sam fired five shots at these Indians
Turning the muzzle against his own temple
He escaped the tortures of their vindictive rage by his last shot
The baffled and terrified Indians went
Away as fast as their ponies could carry 'em
Not touching the body, not even taking the arms
Such is the way out in The West


People die by extreme barbaric ways
If you′re taking their land, in return
They take out viscera, spread it across the desert lands