Cherokee Reservation DON FARDON They took the whole Cherokee nation And put us on this reservation They took away our ways of life The tomahawk and the bow and knife They 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 And though I wear a shirt and tie I still part Redman deep inside Cherokee people Cherokee tribe So proud to live So proud to die And some day when they've learned Cherokee Indian will return Will return will return Will return will return