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
