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The story of the American Indian is
In a lot of ways
A story of tragedy
Like that day at Wounded Knee, South Dakota

Big Foot was an Indian chief of the Minneconjou band
A band of Minneconjou Sioux from South Dakota land
Big Foot said to Custer, 'Stay away from Crazy Horse'
But Custer crossed into Sioux land and he never came back across
Then Big Foot led his people to a place called Wounded Knee
And they found themselves surrounded by the 7th Cavalry

Big chief Big Foot
Rise up from your bed
Minneconjou babies cry for their mothers lying dead

Big Foot was down with a fever when he reached Wounded Knee
And his people all were prisoners of the 7th Cavalry
Two hundred women and children
And another hundred men
Raised up a white flag of peace
But peace did not begin
An accidental gunshot and Big Foot was first to die
And over the noise of the rifles
You could hear the babies cry

Big chief Big Foot
It's good that you can't see
Revenge is being wrought by Custer's 7th Cavalry

Then smoke hung over the canyon on that cold December day
All was death and dying around where Big Foot lay
Farther on up the canyon
Some had tried to run and hide
But death showed no favorites
Women, men and children died
One side called it a 'massacre'
The other a 'victory'
But the white flag is still waving today at Wounded Knee

Big chief Big Foot
Your Minneconjou band
Is mourned and remembered here in South Dakota land

Big chief Big Foot
Your Minneconjou band
Is mourned and remembered here in South Dakota land

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