The eight decade plight of the Lakhota Souix brought up-to-date in Leonard Peltier - an anthem for liberation.
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Story behind the song
Leonard Peltier has been confined in prison for four decades. The case against him, as presented in court, was too weak to convict and imprison. Nevertheless, there he is.
Lyrics
Peltier
Copyright Timbre Wolf
Out in the badlands of South Dakota
There stood a proud people on the mesa of the Ghost Dance
Relegated to a piece of rock and clay
Most were killed by small pox but a few were left to stay
Buffalo, well they all were gone
There was only four percent of the land that you could grow something on
The US government said, “We'll keep you fed.”
But they didn't give a damn about a man who was red.
Military Command said, “Give me ten thousand Souix,
For they are peaceful men, even if armed, it's true.”
The General sent a wire to Washington that day
He said, “Keep your end of the treaty and this will all go away.”
When Sitting Bull said, “You can't have what's mine.”
They killed him and the others fled to Wounded Knee in time.
But the government jerks said, “Take their guns away!”
The battle it broke out and there was hell to pay.
Three hundred women, men and kids
Were mowed down on the barren land for nothing that they did.
The US Army, well they, went berzerk
The children did surrender but they shot 'em to the dirt.
Eight decades later on the Pine Ridge rez
Jim Eagle stole some cowboy boots and that brought down the feds
Centuries of pain could surely be wiped away
If they could only find a way to make those fed'ral agents pay.
American Indians they took AIM
They shot those men so full of holes they didn't know their name
Was justice done? No on thinks so
But they pinned it on a single man in a case shot full of holes
It's time to free Leonard Peltier
Peltier, Peltier, we've got to get you out of there
Peltier, Peltier, we've got to get you out of there
(For the Soul of America)
Free, free, free Leonard Peltier
Free, free, free Leonard Peltier
Free, free, free Leonard Peltier
Free, free, free Leonard Peltier
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