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Chawathka

 

The Indian brave rides all alone

Beneath the mountains made of stone

Under the clouds that go sailing by

With heavy heart and occasional tear he will cry

Lost many tribesmen during the Indian wars

Though white men he killed by the scores

A war of hate from both sides

That’s why a lonely path he now rides

A fearless warrior, a commanding chief

Who had to lead his people through all the grief

See women and children killed at will

Many terrible sights he see’s still

Now he wanders in his buckskin clothes day and night

With his feather in his hair an awesome sight

With his trusted pony his only friend

He will now roam until his end

Chawathka, a last remnant of the Great Plains war

Now he rides and thinks what was it all for

Was it worth all the sacrifice

His people paid a terrible price

As they fought for freedom from the whites

But he still has nightmares during his lonely nights

And he will wander until his dying day

Under the Sun and Moon, riding every which way