I was riding down the river in a real old Indian canoe
The bottom fell out and I went down and I came up a hollerin' to
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I was shootin' with a bow and arrow when the pole broke and hit me in the face
That sort of thing must not be made for this kind of human race
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Somebody told me that a heartache started with an Indian maid
She loved a young brave and he loved her then she uped and ran away
The one I love just hurt me, left with someone new
Now I got a big heartache and I don't know what to do
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Give it back to the Indians
Somebody told me that a heartache started with an Indian maid
She loved a young brave and he loved her then she uped and ran away
The one I love just hurt me, left with someone new
Now I got a big heartache and I don't know what to do
Give it back to the Indians (Give it back to the Indians)
Give it back to the Indians (Give it back to the Indians)
Give it back to the Indians