Glenn Stillwell – Parody of the Mountain Climber (1970, US)
recorded circa 1970, released 1978 on Crazy Cajun
"Tall and handsome, he came to our town
To climb the mountain therein
And he was obsessed with reaching the top
Saying no man called him their friend, listen to me
No man called him their friend
Well little lady say, but of reaching the peak
Say he was truly a man obsessed
And his landlord said he cried out in his sleep
And in nightmares fell to his death from the mountain, hear me
Nightmares fell to his death
And some folks thought him a beggar
And some folks said he was a king
And some folks thought he was once a rich man
Who had somehow lost everything in this cruel world, somehow lost everything
Well he started to climb the mountain one fine sunny day
He was reaching for the top when he lost his footing
And fell to his death on that day, hear me children
Fell to his death on that day
Well I wonder, was he a beggar?
And I wonder, was he a king?
Well I'll never know from the rocks down below
All men look the same, hear me out boy, all men look the same"