Cullen Montgomery Baker: The Rebel Who Inspired an Empire

This dark ballad takes us to the Eastern Texas, in the time of the Civil War, where Cullen Baker walks the path of revenge. The song shows his fight against the reconstructive authorities, with traces of blood, defiance and darkness that covered the border.

LYRIC:

Down in East Texas, where the pine trees grow,

Lived a man named Cullen, with a heart full of woe.

Reconstruction brought Yankees and laws made to bind,

But Cullen wouldn't bow-he had vengeance in mind.

Cullen's trail was a bloody mark he left behind,

A rebel soul the law could never bind.

Where freedom was stolen and the land turned cold,

He fought with fire; his story was untold.

The war was over, but the fight carried on,

For men like Cullen, their world was all gone.

"Damn carpetbaggers," he'd spit and curse;

With a shotgun in hand, things went from bad to worse.

Cullen's trail was a bloody mark he left behind,

A rebel soul the law could never bind.

Where freedom was stolen and the land turned cold,

He fought with fire; his story was untold.

In the thickets of Sabine, his ambushes were laid,

A foe to the Freedmen, with a price he'd paid.

Some called him a hero; others damned his name,

But Cullen lived by his rules and died the same.

Cullen's trail was a bloody mark he left behind,

A rebel soul the law could never bind.

Where freedom was stolen and the land turned cold,

He fought with fire; his story was untold.

About the Song:
🎵 Lyric: Borna Cuk 🎶 Music & Voice: AI

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This post is part of the "Graveyard Ballads: Dark Tales of the Wild West" series, exploring tragic, haunted, and violent stories from America's past through music.

Graveyard Ballads: Dark Tales of the Wild West