The Pale Faced Indian

Lyrics

[Intro: Spoken] They took the whole Cherokee Nation And put us on this reservation [Cherokee Chorus] Hum-hiya, hum-hiya, hum-hiya, yi yi Hum-hiya, hum-hiya, hum [Verse] They took away our way of life Our tomahawk and the huntin' knife And the old teepee we all loved so They're using now just for a show They put our papoose in a crib And took the buckskin from our rib And they took away our native tongue And taught their English to our young [Chorus] Hiya, hiya-ho Hiya-hi, hiya-ho Hiya, hiya, hiya-ho [Cherokee Chorus] Hum-hiya, hum-hiya, hum-hiya, yi yi Hum-hiya, hum-hiya, woo Hum-hiya, hum-hiya, hum-hiya, yi yi Hum-hiya, hum-hiya, woo [Verse 2] Although they've changed our ways of old They'll never change our heart and soul And though I wear a white man's tie I'll be a red man 'til I die [Chorus] Hiya, hiya-ho Hiya-hi, hiya-ho Hiya, hiya, hiya-ho [Cherokee Chorus] Hum-hiya, hum-hiya, hum-hiya, yi yi Hum-hiya, hum-hiya, woo Hum-hiya, hum-hiya, hum-hiya, yi yi Hum-hiya, hum-hiya, woo [Bridge] All the beads we made by hand Are nowadays made in Japan [Chorus] Hiya, hiya-ho Hiya-hi, hiya-ho Hiya, hiya, hiya-ho [Cherokee Chorus] Hum-hiya, hum-hiya, hum-hiya, yi yi Hum-hiya, hum-hiya, wuah-wuah Hum-hiya, hum-hiya, hum-hiya, yi yi Hum-hiya, hum-hiya, woo