Words of Fire, Deeds of Blood
(Robbie Robertson)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (4x)
Perhaps you think the Creator sent you here to dispose of us as you see fit If I thought you were sent by the Creator
I might be induced to think you had a right to dispose of me,
Do not misunderstand me
But understand me fully with reference to my affection for the land
I never said the land was mine to do with as I choose
The one who has a right to dispose of it is the one who has created it
I claim a right to live on my land
And accord you the privilege to return to yours
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (4x)
Brother we have listened to your talk
Coming from our father the great White Chief at Washington
And my people have called upon me to reply to you
And in the winds which pass through these aged pines
We hear the moarnings of their departed ghosts
And if the voice of our people could have been heard
That act would never have been done
But alas though they stood around, they could neither be seen nor heard Their tears fell like drops of rain, I hear my voice in the depths of the forest But no answering voice comes back to me
All is silent around me, My words therefore must be few
I can now say no more, He is silent for he has nothing to answer when the sun goes down