It Is A Good Day To Die Lyrics

It Is A Good Day To Die lyrics

The general rode for sixteen days
The horses were thirsty and tired
On the
trail of a renegade chief
One he'd come to admire
The soldiers hid behind
the hills
That surrounded the village
And he rode down to warn the
chief
They'd come to conquer and pillage

Lay down your arms
Lay
down your spear
The chief's eyes were sad
But showed no sign of
fear

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It is a good day to die
Oh my children dry your
eyes
It is a good day to die

He spoke of the days before the white
man came
With his guns and whisky
He told of a time a long time
ago
Before what you call history
The general couldn't believe his
words
Nor the look on his face
But he knew these people would rather
die
Then have to live in this disgrace

What law have I broken
What
wrong have I done
That makes you want to bury me
Upon this trail of
blood

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We cared for the land and the land cared for
us
And that's the way it's always been
Never asked for more never asked
too much
And now you tell me this is the end

I laid down my
weapon
Laid down my bow
Now you want to drive me out
With no place
left to go

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And he turned to his people and said dry your
eyes
We've been blessed and we are thankful
Raise your voices to the
sky
It is a good day to die