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Now That The Buffalo's Gone

Buffy Sainte-Marie
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NOW THAT THE BUFFALO'S GONENOW THAT THE BUFFALO'S GONE
  
Can you remember the timesCan you remember the times
That you have held your head highThat you have held your head high
and told all your friends of your Indian claimand told all your friends of your Indian claim
Proud good lady and proud good manProud good lady and proud good man
Some great great grandfather from Indian blood cameyour great great grandfather from Indian blood sprang
and you feel in your heart for these onesand you feel in your heart for these ones
  
Oh it's written in books and in songOh it's written in books and in songs
that we've been mistreated and wrongedthat we've been mistreated and wronged
Well over and over I hear those same wordsWell over and over I hear those same words
from you good lady and you good manFrom you good lady and you good man
Well listen to me if you care where we standWell listen to me if you care where we stand
and you feel you're a part of these onesAnd you feel you're a part of these ones
  
When a war between nations is lostWhen a war between nations is lost
the loser we know pays the costThe loser, we know, pays the cost
but even when Germany fell to your handsBut even when Germany fell to your hands
consider dear lady, consider dear manConsider dear lady, consider dear man
you left them their pride and you left them their landYou left them their pride and you left them their land
and what have you done to these onesAnd what have you done to these ones
  
Has a change come about my dear manHas a change come about Uncle Sam
or are you still taking our landsOr are you still taking our lands
A treaty forever your senators signA treaty forever George Washington signed
They do dear lady, they do dear manHe did dear lady, he did dear man
and the treaties are broken again and againAnd the treaty's being broken by Kinzua Dam
and what will you do for these onesAnd what will you do for these ones
  
Oh it's all in the past you can sayOh, it's all in the past you can say
but it's still going on here todayBut it's still going on here today
The governments now want the Navaho landThe government now want the Iroquois land
that of the Inuit and the CheyenneThat of the Senaca and the Cheyenne
It's here and it's now you can help us dear manIt's here and it's now you can help us dear man
Now that the buffalo's gone.Now that the buffalo's gone.


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