John D. Loudermilk — Pale Faced Indian lyrics

Lyrics

They took the whole Cherokee Nation
And put us on this reservation
Hum-hiya, hum-hiya, hum-hiya, yi yi
Hum-hiya, hum-hiya, hum
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
Hiya, hiya-ho
Hiya-hi, hiya-ho
Hiya, hiya, hiya-ho
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
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
Hiya, hiya-ho
Hiya-hi, hiya-ho
Hiya, hiya, hiya-ho
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
All the beads we made by hand
Are nowadays made in Japan
Hiya, hiya-ho
Hiya-hi, hiya-ho
Hiya, hiya, hiya-ho
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