They came with their rifles
\nTheir forts and their wagon trains
\nIn search of a new life
\nso paramount for
\nwhole families moved
\ninto our land and they took it
\nby force, using guns
\nmany guns and of course<\/p>\n
we were the savages
\nwe rode without saddles
\nin tune with Nature
\nProtestors were we
\nNobody owned the great lands
\nwe all share
\nWe were the Sioux
\na great tribe actually<\/p>\n
We lived in our teepees
\nWe hunted the Bison
\nWe lived off the land
\nour desire very small
\nOur weapons we made
\nfleet of foot we were ready
\nto die for our cause
\nyes one and all<\/p>\n
The white man was arrogant
\nand he was ignorant
\nno realisation of what
\nthe great Sioux
\nHad done for this nation
\nsuch great expectation
\nthe eagle sees much
\nfrom the great height it flew<\/p>\n
inspired by the post on Lone Wolf’s
\nsite about ” Bury my heart at wounded knee”
\njust a few lines that came to me<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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