Don Fardon, geb.: 19.8.1943
Indian Reservation
They took the whole Indian nation
put us on this resevation
took away our way of life
tomahawk and the prairie-knife.
Took away our native tongue
Taught their English to our young
and all the beads we made by hand
are nowadays made in Japan.
Cherokee people
Cherokee tribe
so proud you lived
so proud you’ll die.
They took the whole Indian nation
put us on this reservation
brick built houses by the score
won’t need tepees anymore.
Although they’ve changed our ways of old
they’ll never change our heart and soul
and suddenly when the world has learned
Cherokee Indian will return.
Will return
will return
will return
will return
will return!
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April 25th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
@paddyotay …
@paddyotay Actually, according to Wikipedia, it was written by John D. Loudermilk. and first recorded in 1959 by Marvin Rainwater
April 25th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
Belfast lad sings …
Belfast lad sings tribute to Cherokee Nation …RIP Chief Wilma Mankiller.
April 25th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
Original versions …
Original versions are always the best, and this is the original from ’68.
April 25th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
Been looking for …
Been looking for this for ages……so glad to find it. Tried explaining to my kids why I hate cowboy and indian films. These words and Iron Maiden, Run to the Hills, have proved my point!!!
April 25th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
Top song. Top …
Top song. Top upload.
April 25th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
In response to …
In response to larkat50psd. I am also proud to hear from you and your people. You have such beautiful history and stories. You should be proud and happy to be able to read back and compile all that is relevant to your past. Don’t ever let anyone hurt your feelings about it, either. Remember, improvement comes slowly until it reaches its peak – fruitful at last.
April 25th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
At last, I found it …
At last, I found it! My mum used to play this and it’s brought back loads of emories ^_^
April 25th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
Funny, i spend …
Funny, i spend hours on youtube looking for old songs that I discover in my adult life. We got stuff in common…
April 25th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
I spend hours on …
I spend hours on youtube looking for old songs from my childhood. I’d completely forgotten this classic, but how the memories are flooding back! Thanks for posting!
April 25th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
Forgot just how …
Forgot just how good this was. Brilliant. Thank you. Happy New Year
April 25th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
Hey My Native …
Hey My Native Brothers n Sisters n friends,Please join My new Group Native American Pride Rez,at the bottom of My Page. Blessings~
April 25th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
OMG!! I KNEW there …
OMG!! I KNEW there was a version before the Raiders did their version. My high school was known as the Sam Houston Cherokees and of course this was “our” song. I remembered someone else doing it before The Raiders but didn’t know how to find it or who did it! Thank you soooo much for doing this. It brings back good memories!!
(P.S.) Due to the “native americans” supposedly objecting to having anything referring to them (i.e., the Sam Houston Cherokees) they’re now known as the hurricaines!
April 25th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
now i fell …
now i fell olddddddddd so what one of the best x
April 25th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
tslagi are the …
tslagi are the people…always were..always will be there….
April 25th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
Great song! Haven’t …
Great song! Haven’t heard this since I heard it on XM back in 2004, nice to hear it on You Tube!
April 25th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
im half cherokee. …
im half cherokee. iwill always stand for my hertige, plz contact me .
April 25th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
This version is …
This version is loads more moody and upsetting than Paul Revere’s.
This is the kinda sound a gigantic subwoofer is made for.
April 25th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
GREAT SONG LOVE IT: …
GREAT SONG LOVE IT:) funny, while I was watching this video one of Don’s albums came up with Belfast Boy. My husband Ray Smith wrote that song with Tony Colton.
April 25th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
Don Maughn was lead …
Don Maughn was lead singer for the British group The Sorrows, but the group’s manager “changed” the singer’s name to Don Fardon.
This song only reached No. 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the summer of 1968, but Paul Revere & The Raiders went to No. 1 with it in 1971.
This song was on the GNP Crescendo label, but later Fardon recordings on the Chelsea, Capitol, Decca and Roxbury labels met with little success, at least in the U.S.
April 25th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
A truely great song …
A truely great song !!!
April 25th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
Love this version, …
Love this version, grew up just hearing the Raider’s version. Awesome!
April 25th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
I never knew of …
I never knew of this version until today. I’ve love the Mark Lindsay /Raiders version for years.
April 25th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
This is class!!
This is class!!
April 25th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
At least, the …
At least, the person who wrote the song John Loudermilk is from North Carolina, but I have no clue if he has Cherokee blood, but I would assume he would at least have a drop of it since North Carolina is somewhat close to Georgia where the Trail of Tears occured.
April 25th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
I think many young …
I think many young people then hated our colonial history which is why this was such a big hit he had a great voice and the music has an edge that the raiders version doesn’t