Cherokees

Paul Revere & The Raiders - Indian ReservationThey took the whole Cherokee NationAnd put us on this reservationTook away our ways of lifeThe tomahawk and the bow and knifeThey took away our native tongueAnd taught their English to our youngAnd all the beads we made by handAre nowadays made in JapanCherokee people, Cherokee tribeSo proud to live, so proud to dieThey took the whole Indian NationAnd locked us on this reservationAnd though I wear a shirt and tieI’m still a red man deep insideCherokee people, Cherokee tribeSo proud to live, so proud to dieBut maybe someday when they learnCherokee Nation will returnWill returnWill returnWill returnWill return