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Indian reservationartists: paul revere and the raiders (peak billboard position # 1 in 1971)words and music by john d. loudermilkthey took the whole cherokee nationput us on this reservationtook away our ways of lifethe tomahawk and the bow and knifetook away our native tongueand taught their english to our youngand all the beads we made by handare nowadays made in japancherokee people, cherokee tribeso proud to live, so proud to diethey took the whole indian nationlocked us on this reservationthough i wear a shirt and tiei'm still part redman deep insidecherokee people, cherokee tribeso proud to live, so proud to diebut maybe someday when they learncherokee nation will return, will return, will return, will return, will returntranscribed by ronald e. hontzronhontz@worldnet.att.net