Amadahy was her name, she was Cherokee With the land she loved they lived in perfect harmony Her people thrived all through the Appalachians 'til the white eye learned of all the gold buried within Trail Of Tears d**h soldiers marched on them in 1838 She watched them burn their homes with a fire of hate Betrayed by treaties and the Army's grand old man Seven thousand troops led them to hell and back again (Trail of Tears) I'm on the trail of tears (Trail of Tears) Lord I'm going down, (Trail of Tears), I'm on the trail of tears (Trail of Tears) turn the whole world upside down Legend says where every mother's tear fell, grows a Cherokee Rose I hope Old Hickory is burning down in hell With all the demons that drove them down that road Down the trail of tears The last of them arrived in the spring of '39 Shattered her peoples hope, one heartbeat at a time Crockett and Worcester, they fought for them in vain They will always be remembered, In our hearts they will remain (Trail of Tears) I'm on the trail of tears (Trail of Tears) Lord I'm going down, (Trail of Tears), down the trail of tears (Trail of Tears) turn the whole world upside down Trail of Tears