J&S Hawken
Built a shop in
St Louis
Building long guns
One by one
Like no one else could do it
J&S Hawken
Making stocks in
Walnut and maple
And every mountain man
Wanted one in hand
If he was able
J&S Hawken
Never stepped foot in
Coeur D'Alene
Never laid eyes on Colter's Hell
Or seen the Great Salt Lake
Never feasted on a North Platte beaver tail meal
But they won the west with wood and steel
J&S Hawken
Left their mark in
More than a barrel
They built the tool
That changed the rules
For every westbound fella
J&S Hawken
Heavy bored in
50 caliber
The gun of choice
For them trapping boys
Glass and Beckwourth
J&S Hawken
Never stepped foot in
Coeur D'Alene
Never laid eyes on Colter's Hell
Or seen the Great Salt Lake
Never feasted on a North Platte beaver tail meal
But they won the west with wood and steel
When Jacob died
In '49
Sam laid him to rest
Ten years later
He sold to Gemmer
Packed up and headed west
'Cause
J&S Hawken
Never stepped foot in
Coeur D'Alene
Never laid eyes on Colter's Hell
Or seen the Great Salt Lake
Never feasted on a North Platte beaver tail meal
But they won the west with wood and steel