Boom Decker Becker

Song:

Let me tell you the story of Boom Decker Becker, the man thats still unknown.
He lived in a shack at the school forest, til he died leaving only his bones.

(Chorus) He'll never return, no he'll never return, but his ghost is still around.

He'll haunt forever at the school forest, and you'll know he's there by his sounds.
He died on night in the dead of winter, because it was too darned cold.
But he said with a grin as he kicked the bucket, "This land will never be sold,"

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And now when you walk up the road at the forest, you can hear him sing his song,
In his ghostly manner he warns of danger, and says, "run fast of so long"

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Story:

According to Al Curtis, Boom Decker Becker was an old logger in this area. His job was to "deck" the logs as they were hauled from the forest. One day he wanted to get down from the log pile and haul logs himself. On one of his trips from the woods, his borrowed horse kicked him in the head and killed him. Since that time he comes back rattling old harnesses and chains, making weird noises. No one has ever been hurt by him, but he has chased many students who were brave enough to go into the woods.