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Indian Reservation Lyrics
Artist: Raiders
Album: Indian Reservation
Indian Reservation
Artists: Paul Revere and the Raiders (peak Billboard position # 1 in 1971)
Words and Music by John D. Loudermilk
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
Transcribed by Ronald E. Hontz
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One of my all time favourite meaningful songs! I just love it, shame it's not such a remembered classic :(
I love this song and have not forgotten it. I was surprised to learn that the Raiders started in Boise. I lived there once and didn't know that until now.
Thanks for posting these lyrics.
Uhhhh, thought there was another verse???
Nope. there isnt another verse unless you have another version...but I love this song. Its really powerful
saw them in concert 1969 Toys for Tots Louisville Ky.
real powerful...hits deep. wish i could go back in time and give back what those englishmen and spaniards took from the natives.
this is an amazing song so powerful and cool i would have loved to see it performed in real life. plus i would go back and make the english and spanish see what they went to and make them go through it
I love this song one of my favs by revere and the raiders PEACE OUT :)
They need to make an updated sequel... About how the Mexicans are making Americans learn Spanish... And all this affirmative action is resulting in so much reverse discrimination, I somehow see Americans being put on reservations by the Mexicans like we did to the natives if we don't stop this policy of wanting to give amnesty to them all and let them walk all over our laws.
screw you goldbaron we arent making you do anything you let us do all those things and thats why we do it and that is so stupid and ignorant of you to compare yourselves to the indians. that just goes to show how ignorant and lazy most americans are. how dar you even think of comparing yourselves to them. and next time go do your research before you talk because i study all about the indians and the things they suffered thing like the indian removal act and the trail of taers an i bet you dont know anything about either of thos so just shut up. ill take all this back the day i here of the "American Removal Act" in mexico
nicky otten <3
linz: there are so many versions of this song it'll make your head spin. some do have altered verses and lyrics (wiki it if you don't believe me
goldbaron: shut up and quit making the rest of us look bad.
mike1432: just because he's a racist douche, it doesn't mean he's totally wrong. unlike the earlier immigrants, the are a lot of mexicans actively attempting to marginalize the majority culture (both anglo and afro aspects) with an absurd amount of political sanction. this will eventualy lead to bad things if it continues. finally you stupid racist pig, just because because someone's beliefs and ideologies are radically different from yours it does not mean they are "stupid and lazy". using that phrase as a catch-all argument against americans is.
I'm french and i remember this title by Don Fardon (i always have the 45^^)
Just wonderful
I love this song and so did my grandmother who was full blooded cherokee. we use to listen to it all the time and it was so funny how shed get into the song but now that imm older now I understand why she did, I hear it and get goose bumps, great song
GAY AS FUCK
My english teacher was playing this song.. pretty good, i liked it. And im only 17! :D
Im here cause my school is gay...and i actually have to use this song in an essay
songs dumb
Songs super dumb and a waist of my life.
.........
this song is horrible
so powerful
dewd.
I can't believe we watched this stupid video. How does this have anything to do with class?
this song sucks sooooo bad!
This is sooooooooo gayyyyyyyyyyyyy. wtf.
just because you dont like the song doesn't mean you have to be a troll, personally i didn't favor it either but look at it this way, the older generations probably think our music is crappy too.
my dad calls it devil music that leads kids astray
Just because you don't favor our opinion doesnt mean you have to voice your own douchey opinion. we could care less about the actual song. It's just retarded that we listened to this...then told what the damn song means for a fucking assignment..
yea you lil troll, who says troll lol
This comment goes out to: hi, mike hunt, hairy buttt, mike litoris, & EVERYONE ELSE that has posted some STUPID REMARK about this song! EVERY WORD in this song is TRUE! Our goverment in 1838 thru 1839, REALLY DID DO THIS to MY PEOPLE! I am a FULL BLOODED CHEROKEE AMERICAN INDIAN from Tahlequah, Ok. the CAPITAL OF THE "CHEROKEE NATION." I challenge ANYONE of you to come to my reservation and LEARN THE TRUTH ABOUT "THE FIRST REAL AMERICAN PEOPLE!" or to learn about the "TRAIL OF TEARS" Those of you that "have to study" in school about this song, feel free to contact me on this site, I would be HAPPY to answer any of your questions about my heritage, my ancestors,or my people and my tribe. I JUST WANT TO ASK THE PEOPLE WHO ARE POSTING NEGATIVE THINGS ABOUT WHAT HAPPEND TO MY PEOPLE, AND ALL OF THE OTHER TRIBES, PLEASE DONT POST ANYTHING THAT YOU KNOW NOTHING AB
OUT!
Wadoo! ( means Thank you in my Native Tongue)
Nah~Kah~Sah~Me
Just wanted to comment about the end of this song "CHEROKEE NATION WILL RETURN," Well it has, thanks to Wilma Mankiller, also known as "CHEIF MANKILLER" of the "CHEROKEE PEOPLE"
MYSTICMAIDEN very well put, ignorant people put neg comments on this, the cherokees as well as all the other nations will live forever, thanks
Speak truth to Power.
Go Nation Go
Elizabeth Warren for Senate
This was my first "45" in 1971. Played the grooves off the vinyl. Loved it then and still do. It's unfortunate we have so many young people with such shallow minds!
This is a great song both lyrically and musically. I love the drive. They don't make music like this anymore. It is a classic. Does anyone know what brand organ was used for the last riff? Sounds like a Hammond/Leslie.
linda cancion greetings from costa rica
great song saludos de costa rica
great song saludos de costa rica
mexico is a no good drug dealing murdering country this so. is beautiful Full respect to all indians who didi suffer...
Mexicans need to suffer and throwen back into the toilet they came from !
mystic maiden is awesum. i live in lakota sioux country (south dakota) and they are great people hanging on to thier heritage.....strong and beautiful
Seems everywhere the settlers went the local tribes payed the price, in my native Cuba the indians were totally extinct by the Spaniards.
i like thisbsong and it funny.
This song is well written and should remind us of our shameful past.
PROVE IT