Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee, artist - Indigo Girls. Date of issue: 09.10.1995
Song language: English
Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee |
| Indian legislation’s on the desk of a do right congressman |
| And he don’t know much about the issues so he picks up the phone |
| And asks the advice of the senator out in Indian country |
| A darling of the energy companies ripping off |
| What’s left of the reservation |
| I learned the safety rule |
| I don’t know who to thank |
| Don’t stand between the reservation |
| And the corporate bank |
| They’re sending federal tanks |
| It isn’t nice but it’s reality |
| Bury my heart at wounded knee |
| I said deep in the earth |
| Won’t you cover me with pretty lies |
| Bury my heart at wounded knee |
| We got these energy companies |
| Who want to take the land |
| And we got churches by the dozens |
| Trying to guide our hands |
| And turn our mother earth |
| Over to pollution war and greed |
| No no |
| Bury my heart at wounded knee |
| Bury my heart at wounded knee |
| I said deep in the earth |
| Bury my heart at wounded knee |
| Won’t you cover me with pretty lies |
| Bury my heart at wounded knee |
| Bury my heart at wounded knee |
| We got the federal marshalls |
| We got the covert spies |
| We got the liars by fire and the FBI |
| They lie in court and get nailed |
| And still Leonard Peltier goes off to jail |
| (The bullets don’t match the gun) |
| Bury my heart at wounded knee |
| An eighth of the reservation |
| Bury my heart at wounded knee |
| Was transferred in secret |
| Bury my heart at wounded knee |
| We got your murder and intimidation |
| Bury my heart at wounded knee |
| My girlfriend Anna May |
| Talked about uranium |
| Her head was full of bullets |
| And her body dumped |
| The FBI cut off her hands |
| And told us she died of exposure |
| To bury my heart at wounded knee |
| Bury my heart at wounded knee |
| I said deep in the earth |
| Bury my heart at wounded knee |
| Won’t you cover me with your pretty lies |
| Bury my heart at wounded knee |
| Bury my heart at wounded knee |
| Bury my heart at wounded knee |
| Talk about a revolution |
| They stole my land |
| They won’t steal my soul |
| We had the gold rush wars |
| Why didn’t we learn to crawl? |
| And now our history gets written in a liar’s scrawl |
| They tell me, don’t be so uptight |
| I mean honey you can still be an Indian |
| Down at the y on Saturday night |
| Bury my heart at wounded knee |
| Bury my heart at wounded knee |
| I said deep in the earth |
| Bury my heart at wounded knee |
| Won’t you cover me with your pretty lies |
| Bury my heart at wounded knee |
| Bury my heart at wounded knee |
| Bury my heart |
| It was an eighth of the reservation |
| Bury my heart |
| Yeah was transferred in secret |
| Bury my heart |
| Got your murder, murder, murder and intimidation |
| Bury me |
| Bury me |
| Bury me |
| Bury my heart |
| Bury my heart |
| Bury my heart |
| Bury my heart |