OH ! HEN-RY OH ! HEN-RY OH ! HEN-RY OH ! HEN-REEEEEEEEEE
Verse 1
He rode west on the Oregon Trail, 30,000 died along that Trail.
Wagons, dust, sickness struck . . . Henry saved his family, night-by-night.
Chorus
Where the river bends, eagles fly, timber grows so high.
As the mountains rise, ride on, reach the sky, touch the sky.
OH ! HEN-RY OH ! HEN-RY OH ! HEN-RY OH ! HEN-REEEEEEEEEE
Verse 2
In Oregon City whiskey runs and guns rebel, Henry owned the City Hotel.
If there was trouble, US Marshal Henry was there . . . his gun was Justice, no one dared.
Chorus
Where the river bends, eagles fly, timber grows so high.
As the mountains rise, ride on, reach the sky, touch the sky.
OH ! HEN-RY OH ! HEN-RY OH ! HEN-RY OH ! HEN-REEEEEEEEEE
Verse 3
He rode west through whispering pines, to Saint Helens, where the river winds.
Through fire and fever, dust and lead . . . he carved a path where few had dared to tread.
Chorus
Where the river bends, eagles fly, timber grows so high.
As the mountains rise, ride on, reach the sky, touch the sky.
OH ! HEN-RY OH ! HEN-RY OH ! HEN-RY OH ! HEN-REEEEEEEEEE
Verse 4
He got the steamships to dock here, but the railroad those guys would not come near,
Though he had tried and tried . . . he had to leave unsatisfied.
Chorus
Where the river bends, eagles fly, timber grows so high.
As the mountains rise, ride on, reach the sky, touch the sky.
Verse 5
In 1864, during our Civil War, Henry got the typhoid fever and died.
His wife sold his claim, but Henry Knighton made his name,
As the man who founded this town . . . he was the man who founded this town.
OH ! HEN-RY OH ! HEN-RY OH ! HEN-RY OH ! HEN-REEEEEEEEEE
