INDIGO GIRLS - Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee lyrics

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Indian legislation's on the desk of a do right congressman<br>And he don't know much about the issues so he picks up the phone<br>And asks the advice of the senator out in indian country<br>A darling of the energy companies ripping off<br>What's left of the reservation<br><br>I learned the safety rule<br>I don't know who to thank<br>Don't stand between the reservation<br>And the corporate bank<br>They're sending federal tanks<br>It isn't nice but it's reality<br><br>Bury my heart at wounded knee<br>I said deep in the earth<br>Won't you cover me with pretty lies<br>Bury my heart at wounded knee<br><br>We got these energy companies<br>Who want to take the land<br>And we got churches by the dozens<br>Trying to guide our hands<br>And turn our mother earth<br>Over to pollution war and greed<br>No no<br><br>Bury my heart at wounded knee<br>Bury my heart at wounded knee<br>I said deep in the earth<br>Bury my heart at wounded knee<br>Won't you cover me with pretty lies<br>Bury my heart at wounded knee<br>Bury my heart at wounded knee<br><br>We got the federal marshalls<br>We got the covert spies<br>We got the liars by fire<br>And the fbi<br>They lie in court and get nailed<br>And still leonard peltier goes off to jail<br>(the bullets don't match the gun)<br><br>Bury my heart at wounded knee<br>An eighth of the reservation<br>Bury my heart at wounded knee<br>Was transferred in secret<br>Bury my heart at wounded knee<br>We got your murder and intimidation<br>Bury my heart at wounded knee<br><br>My girlfriend anna may<br>Talked about uranium<br>Her head was full of bullets<br>And her body dumped<br>The fbi cut off her hands<br>And told us she died of exposure<br><br>To bury my heart at wounded knee<br>Bury my heart at wounded knee<br>I said deep in the earth<br>Bury my heart at wounded knee<br>Won't you cover me with your pretty lies<br>Bury my heart at wounded knee<br>Bury my heart at wounded knee<br>Bury my heart at wounded knee<br>Talk about a revolution<br>They stole my land<br>They won't steal my soul<br><br>We had the gold rush wars<br>Why didn't we learn to crawl? <br>And now our history gets written in a liar's scrawl<br>They tell me don't be so uptight<br>I mean honey you can still be an indian<br>Down at the y on saturday night''<br><br>Bury my heart at wounded knee<br>Bury my heart at wounded knee<br>I said deep in the earth<br>Bury my heart at wounded knee<br>Won't you cover me with your pretty lies<br>Bury my heart at wounded knee<br>Bury my heart at wounded knee<br><br>Bury my heart<br>It was an eighth of the reservation<br>Bury my heart<br>Yeah was transferred in secret<br>Bury my heart<br>Got your murder, murder, murder and intimidation<br>Bury me<br>Bury me<br>Bury me<br>Bury my heart<br>Bury my heart<br>Bury my heart<br>Bury my heart