Lyrics in. This song is actually by Canadian folkie James Keelaghan, but this cover version has the best video I found. "The Mann Gulch fire of 1949 was a wildfire in the Helena National Forest, Montana, United States, which claimed the lives of 13 firefighters including 12 smoke jumpers who parachuted into the area to fight the fire, but were unable to control it." —http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mann_Gulch_fire
