(And from the rear a voice was heard)
 (A brave young man with a trembling word rang loud and clear)
 What am I doin' here??

 Please Mr. Custer, I don't wanna go
 Hey, Mr. Custer, please don't make me go
 I had a dream last night about the comin' fight
 Somebody yelled "attack!"
 And there I stood with a arrow in my back.

 Please Mr. Custer, I don't wanna go (forward Ho!!)--aaww

 SPOKEN: Look at them bushes out there
 They're moving and there's a injun behind every one
 Hey, Mr. Custer-you mind if I be excused the rest of the afternoon?
 HEY CHARLIE, DUCK YER HEAD!! Hmm, you're a little bit late on that one, Charlie
 Hooh, I bet that smarts!

 (They were sure of victory, the men of the 7th Cavalry, as they rode on)
 (But then from the rear a voice was heard)
 (That same brave voice with the trembling word rang loud and clear)
 What am I doin' here??

 Please Mr. Custer, I don't wanna go
 Listen, Mr. Custer, please don't make me go
 There's a redskin a-waitin' out there, just fixin to take my hair
 A coward I've been called cuz I don't wanna wind up dead or bald

 Please Mr. Custer, I don't wanna go (forward HO)--aaww

 SPOKEN: I wonder what the injun word for friend is
 Let's see--friend-- kemo sabe, that's it
 KEMO SABE!, HEY OUT THERE, KEMO SABE! Nope, that itn't it
 Look at them durned injuns
 Theyre runnin' around like a bunch of wild Indians-heh, heh, heh
 Nah, this ain't no time for jokin'