American Indian
      (written by Mike Bryant / Thomas Long)  
(  bmi # 70911994 )
(key of D/E)

This songs about the Indian
The true natives of this land
They roamed this land on horseback
Before the first prints made by man
When the white men came the buffalo
Were killed for sport and hides
And the tribes were left to starve
To take back their land they'd ride

(Chorus)
The Indian wars are history
And tell how they fought and died
The promises that were made to them
Were just another set of lies
The Apache, Sioux and Cheyanne
Though outnumbered, still fought on
The Longknives killed the buffalo
And drove the Indians from their homes
They did them wrong

(Musical Break)

The battles down through history
That the story books display
They vary in the telling
Depending what the authors say
But one things clear and this is sad
There was land enough for all
Greed and hatred are the devils tools
That causes men to fall

(Chorus)
The Indian wars are history
And tell how they fought and died
The promises made to them were all
Just another set of lies
The Apache, Sioux and Cheyanne
Though outnumbered, still fought on
The Longknives killed the buffalo
And drove the Indians from their homes

(Chorus)
The Indian wars are history
And tell how they fought and died
The promises made to them were all
Just another set of lies
The Apache, Sioux and Cheyanne
Though outnumbered, still fought on
The Longknives killed the buffalo
And drove the Indians from their homes
They did them wrong