Echo Mountain Songtext
von Dry Branch Fire Squad

Up on Echo Mountain in the year of ′52
Jim and Becky Johnson with a Bible and a mule
Set out to start a family, but the children never come
So when they found that old stray hound, they loved him like a son

But soon their prayers were answered, the baby had his mama's eyes
And how that old dog loved him and would never leave his side
They could always trust that faithful hound with the baby they all loved
′Til the night the child was missing and the dog was drenched in blood

Now the cries on Echo Mountain are a painful thing to hear
Ooh, all the neighbors know the reason for the Johnsons' bitter tears
When a man don't use good judgment, it′s the innocent that pay
Now the cries on Echo Mountain still haunt me to this day


Jim picked up his rifle, he shot and killed the hound
Oh, but there inside the cabin was the baby safe and sound
When they found the back door open and a she-wolf lying still
They knew they′d made a grave mistake
With the righteous blood they'd spilled

Now up on Echo Mountain you′ll find a lonesome grave
Marked with a hand-cut marble stone saying, God bless the brave
When Daddy tells the story of the dog that saved my life
He always asks forgiveness, and the tears still fill his eyes

Now the cries on Echo Mountain are a painful thing to hear
Ooh, all the neighbors know the reason for the Johnsons' bitter tears
When a man don′t use good judgment, it's the innocent that pay
Now the cries on Echo Mountain still haunt me to this day