Wooden Indian

This song was first released on the poems, prayers and promises album. it is the only album it has been released on.



I, i was a red man

I was proud, i was strong

You were the white man

And you stole away my home



Now i am a wooden indian

Painted dreams inside my head

Times a where you bring me down

And make you wish i was dead



Na na na



I, i was a red man

In my passing made no sound

You were the white man

And you drove me in the ground



Now i am a wooden indian

Standing silent in the rain

Swear with my grandfather's father

We're going to rise again



Na na na



I, i was a red man

I was proud, i was strong

You were the white man

And you stole away my home



Now i am a wooden indian

Standing silent in the rain

Swear with my grandfather's father

We're going to rise again



Words and music by john denver


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