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Song «Indian Reservation (The Lament Of The Cherokee Reservation Indian)» von Raiders.
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Veröffentlichungsdaten: 1971 02 (Single), 1971 (Album)
Label: Columbia 4-45332, Columbia C 30768
Songwriter John D. Loudermilk
Produktion: Mark Lindsay
Genre: Rock - Poprock
Annotationen
Songwriter John D. Loudermilk hat behauptet, er wäre nach einem Autounfall von Indianern verschleppt und gemartert worden. Sie hätten ihm das Versprechen abgerungen, diesen Song zu schreiben. Die Geschichte war erfunden.
Personen und Querverweise
Raiders
John D. Loudermilk
Mark Lindsay
Lyrics
They took the whole Cherokee nation Put us on this reservation Took away our ways of life The tomahawk and the bow and knife Took away our native tongue And taught their English to our young And all the beads we made by hand Are nowadays made in Japan Cherokee people, Cherokee tribe So proud to live, so proud to die They took the whole Indian nation Locked us on this reservation Though I wear a shirt and tie I'm still part redman deep inside Cherokee people, Cherokee tribe So proud to live, so proud to die But maybe someday when they learn Cherokee nation will return, will return, will return, will return, will return