Savage Moon

"To the white man nature was a wilderness infested with wild animals and savage people To us it was tame, earth was bountiful and we were surrounded with the blessings of the Great Mystery" Chief Luther Standing Bear "We saw the Great Spirit's work in almost everything; sun, moon, trees, wind and mountains Sometimes we approached him through those things. Was that so bad"? Walking Buffalo "The Sioux knew that man's heart away from nature becomes hard; he knew that lack of respect for growing things soon led to lack of respect for humans too" Chief Luther Standing Bear From pastures of plenty, sailin' in with the gold "Free land for the taking" they said And they told of the primitive red man Chorus: "Naked in the river he stands His arms stretched out to the sky He's worshipping the spirits of the land And his song to the moon Is the savage wolf-cry Great moon, hawk moon Hoop moon, hawk moon Hawk moon -stretch out your wings In a hoop - circle of the people These people feel kinship with the birds of the air With the trees, with the winds that blow In fact, they see kinship everywhere Chorus: "Sir it pains me to tell you that you hoped too Much for this land Wild barbarous country it is And it's alive with the beasts and the red am" Chorus: