Bigfoot Song - "the Ballad of John Green"

a song about "John Green" performed at the 2007 Patterson-Gimlin Film 40th Anniversary Celebration in Willow Creek, CA. At the end, listen as Al Hodgson (another legendary figure) shouts out, "Let's do it again!"

John Green
by Tom Yamarone

Back in the Fall of '58
Harrison Hot Springs was hot with debate,
Sasquatch, you see, was back on the scene,
An' it caught the attention of John Green.

The more he heard, the more it rang true,
With each story investigated his interest grew,
The evidence was compelling up on Ruby Creek,
He knew something was out there and was determined to seek.

He came to California when he saw Jerry Crew,
Holding his foot cast and then he just knew,
That finding this creature was becoming his mission,
So he joined up with Tom Slick's bigfoot expedition.

(chorus)
Oh, he was out seeking Sasquatch, wasn't seeking no glory,
He was the one documenting the story,
Yes, who was always one of the first on the scene?
If Sasquatch had been there, so had John Green.

Throughout the 60s he stayed on the track,
He collected the reports and sorted the facts,
His database of sightings and evidence increased,
But he never could catch a glimpse of this beast.

He was there when they screened the film from Bluff Creek,
He drove down to the site where he'd found tracks on the peaks,
The answer to this riddle was close yet so fleeting,
Like the creature itself, but John was never retreating.

(chorus)

He published some books to disperse what he'd learned,
A reputation for thoroughness and logic earned,
He wanted science to address this great mystery,
But much to his dismay this was never to be.

To this day he's still looking an' offering advice,
His passion to resolve this has become his vice,
He has no regrets, he'd like only to be,
To be there when we finally some this mystery.
(chorus)
Written and revised: 4/03/05, 11/01/05, 11/19/05

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• sasquatch
• bigfoot
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• yams
• Green
• folk
• tribute