They took the whole Cherokee Nation put us on this reservation
Took away our way of life tomahawk and the bow and the knife
Put our papoose in a crip took the buckskin from our ribs
They took away our native tongue and taught their English to our youngs
[ ac.guitar ]
Although they've changed our ways of old they'll never changed our hearts and souls
Though I wear a white man shirt and tie I'm still a red man deep inside
The old teepee we all love so they're using now for just a show
And all our beads we made by hand are nowadays made in Japan
**********
