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Indian Reservation Lyrics
They took the whole Cherokee Nation
And put us on this reservation
Took away our ways of life
The tomahawk and the bow and knife
They 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
And locked us on this reservation
And though I wear a shirt and tie
Im still a red man 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
And put us on this reservation
Took away our ways of life
The tomahawk and the bow and knife
And taught their English to our young
And all the beads we made by hand
Are nowadays made in Japan
So proud to live, so proud to die
And locked us on this reservation
And though I wear a shirt and tie
Im still a red man deep inside
So proud to live, so proud to die
Cherokee Nation will return
Will return
Will return
Will return
Will return
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If all of you didn't already know what this song is truly about, then let me tell you.
This song is about how the American government took over the lands of the American Indians/Cherokee People. He talks about how they took away the lands, then taught their own ways to the young Cherokees, forcing the kids not to be Cherokee anymore.