Lyrics Buffalo Soldier - The Persuasions

Buffalo Soldier

Buffalo soldier, Buffalo soldier
Will you survive in this new land?
Buffalo soldier
Buffalo, Buffalo, Buffalo soldier
Tell me when will they call you, you a man?
In the eighteen-hundreds
In Arizona and Mexico
There came a brand new soldier, yeah
The Indians called him buffalo
From prison camps and slavery, lord
Oh the black man came to be
He was a hard riding hero
Of the tenth cavalry, hut-two-three
You know many other soldiers
Lord, they wanted to desert
They were tired of the hatred, yes they were
They were so tired of the hurt
Some of them were tired of the killin'
And of the misery, oh Lord
But they had to keep on fighting
So one day we would be free
We want to take a little time an' thank you right here
Buffalo soldier
(Buffalo soldier)
If you’d only listen to me, oh lord
Been a long, long time
I wonder will you survive in this land
Buffalo soldier
(Buffalo soldier)
Oh yeah
Please listen to me, mmm hmm
Tell me when, when will they call
You a man?
oh-ah
Tell me when
(When will they call you a man)
Will they call you a man?
Oh Lord, I wanna know when?
When will they call you a man?