They took the whole Cheroke nation
put us on this reservation
Took away our ways of life 
tomahawk and the bow and knife> 
Took away our native tongue
taught their English to our young 
And all the beads we made by hand
are nowadays made in Japan
Cherokee people, Cheroke tribe
so proud to live, so proud to die 
They took the whole Indian nation
locked us on this reservation
Though I wear a shirt and tie
I'm still part redman deep inside 
Cherokee people, Cherokee tribe
so proud to live, so proud to die
But maybe someday when they learn
Cherokee nation will return,
will return, will return,
will return, will return