PARTS: Soprano Alto Tenor Bass All
203 - The Deadwood Stage (Whip Crack-away!)
Oh! The Deadwood Stage is a-rollin' on over the plains
With the curtains flappin' and the driver slappin' the reins
A beautiful sky! A wonderful day!
Whip crack away! Whip crack away! Whip crack away!
Oh! The Deadwood Stage is a-headin' on over the hills
Where the Injun arrows are thicker than porcupine quills
Dangerous land! No time to delay!
So, whip crack away! Whip crack away! Whip crack away!
We're headin' straight for town
Loaded down With a fancy cargo
Care of Wells and Fargo, Illinois - Boy!
Oh! The Deadwood Stage is a-comin' on over the crest
Like a homing pigeon that's a-hankerin' after its nest
Twenty-three miles we've covered today
So, whip crack away! Whip crack away! Whip crack away!
The wheels go turnin' round Homeward bound
Can't you hear 'em humming
Happy times are coming For to stay - Hey!
We'll be home tonight by the light of the silvery moon
And our hearts are thumpin' like a mandolin a-plunking a tune
When I get home, I'm fixing to stay
So, whip crack away! Whip crack away! Whip crack away!
Whip crack away! Whip crack away! Whip crack away!
Song in the 1953 film Calamity Jane, written by Sammy Fain and Paul Francis Webster, and performed by Doris Day