Wooden Indian

John Denver · Poems, Prayers & Promises [1971]

I was a red man, I was proud I was strong

You were the white man and you stole away my home

Now I am a wooden Indian painted dreams inside my head

'Times the way you bring me down make me wish that I was dead

Na na na na na na, na na na na na

Na na na na na na, na na na na na

I was a red man in my passing made no sound

You were the white man and you drove me in the ground

Now I am a wooden Indian standing silent in the rain

Swear by my Grandfather's Father we're gonna rise again

Na na na na na na, na na na na na

Na na na na na na, na na na na na

I was a red man, I was proud I was strong

You were the white man and you stole away my home

Now I am a wooden Indian standing silent in the rain

Swear by my Grandfather's Father we're gonna rise again