It Is A Good Day To Die

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

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 whiskey

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 on this trail of blood

It is a good day to die

Oh my children you cry

It is a good day to die

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, I laid down my bow

Now you want to drive me out with no place left to go

It is a good day to die

Oh my children don't you cry

It is a good day to die

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

Oh my children don't you cry

Oh my children dry your eyes

Raise your voices to the sky

It is a good day to die