Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Lou Reed
Canonical path: /lou-reed/pow-wow
Related lyric paths: 6
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Pow Wow
Read Pow Wow lyrics by Lou Reed on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Pow Wow
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Christopher Columbus discovered America
Found he had a cornucopia
Gave love to the indians, they gave it back
A pow woo in the teepee is where it's at
I want to dance with you ...
The indian fought with his arrow and bow
Till General Custer lost to Sitting Bull
Scalped all day and scalped all night
Give me fire water, gonna buy me a wife
I want to dance with you ...
When your people first moved to our block
Our ancestors met with culture shock
Two different monkees from two different trees
Come on let's stop our fightin' and come dance with me
I want to dance with you ...
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Lou Reed performs "Pow Wow", and this lyric page sits inside the Lou Reed catalog on LyroVerse.
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