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Artist: John Denver
Canonical path: /john-denver/wooden-indian
Related lyric paths: 6
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Wooden Indian
Read Wooden Indian lyrics by John Denver on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Wooden Indian
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I, 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 a where you bring me down
And make you wish I was dead
Na na na
I, 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 with my grandfather's father
We're going to rise again
Na na na
I, 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 with my grandfather's father
We're going to rise again
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John Denver performs "Wooden Indian", and this lyric page sits inside the John Denver catalog on LyroVerse.
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